I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
MAN RAYAll critics should be assassinated.
More Man Ray Quotes
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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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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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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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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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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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