1890-1976, American Photographer
An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
Man Ray – [Creativity]
I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive. I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
Man Ray – [Photography]
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
Man Ray – [Dreams]
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
Man Ray – [Genius]