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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.

Man Ray

I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
MAN RAY

Believe Music Photography
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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Affair Artist Hands State World Worst
A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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Amount Employment Himself Ideas Material
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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Economic Myself Person Work
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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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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.
MAN RAY

Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
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 !
MAN RAY

Camera Direction Leadership Time
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 !
MAN RAY

Affair Artist Hands World Worst
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
MAN RAY

Doctor Greatness Surgeon
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAY

Art Love Progress
I paint when I cannot photograph.
MAN RAY

Option Paint Photograph

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