A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
MAN RAYThere is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
More Man Ray Quotes
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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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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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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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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 have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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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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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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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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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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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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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 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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