"I paint when I cannot photograph." — Man Ray
"I paint when I cannot photograph."
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39 Quotes by Man Ray
Man Ray has 39 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
- To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
- Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he…
- There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
- The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
- Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind,…
- The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
- Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me…
- I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
- Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
- All critics should be assassinated.
- I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8…
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