Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he who by concentrated application has extended this limit for himself, should arouse the resentment of those who have accepted conventions which, since accepted by all, require no initiative of application. And this resentment generally takes the form of meaningless laughter or of criticism, if not persecution.
I have never painted a recent picture. - Man Ray
I have never painted a recent picture.
- Man Ray
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection. - Man Ray
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
Reality is fabricated out of desire. - Man Ray
Reality is fabricated out of desire.
To create is divine, to reproduce is human. - Man Ray
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions. - Man Ray
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
I never knew what I was doing until I was done. - Man Ray
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses. - Man Ray
You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
A 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 determine… - Man Ray
A 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 determine…
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 … - Man Ray
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 …
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