To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
MAN RAYA camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
More Man Ray Quotes
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Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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I have never painted a recent picture.
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Of 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.
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I 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 !
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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