My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
MAN RAYThere is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAYAll critics should be assassinated.
MAN RAYThe tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
MAN RAYOf course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
MAN RAYSpeaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
MAN RAYI paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
MAN RAYA creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
MAN RAYI do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYReality is fabricated out of desire.
MAN RAYl photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
MAN RAYI am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
MAN RAYWhen I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
MAN RAYIn the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
MAN RAYQuote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAYThe streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
MAN RAY