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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.

Man Ray

Speaking 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.
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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination. I photograph the things I don’t want to paint, things that are already in existence.
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Existence Imagination Myself Paint Photograph
Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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Art Brush Chemistry Light Myself Paint Pieces
Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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Desire Fabric One Liner Reality
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Art Love Progress
I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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Dreams Drive Imagination Myself Patient Photograph Unconscious
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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Existence Myself Paint Photograph Wish
Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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Art Fashion Need Old Photography
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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Design Inspirational Myself Reflection Work
I paint when I cannot photograph.
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Option Paint Photograph
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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Myself Paint Photograph

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