I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYIf the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
More Man Ray Quotes
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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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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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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In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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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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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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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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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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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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