MAN RAY Art History P roject By Maarya H aq An I ntroduction to Man Ray Emmanuel Radnitzky 18901976 American visual artist Painter Photographer Filmmaker Invented Rayographs Significant contributor to Dada and Surrealist movements but ties to each were informal ID: 768627
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MAN RAY Art History P roject By: Maarya H aq
An I ntroduction to Man Ray Emmanuel Radnitzky 1890-1976American visual artistPainter, Photographer, Filmmaker Invented Rayographs Significant contributor to Dada and Surrealist movements but ties to each were informal
La Cadeau (The Gift) Man Ray, 1921 Laundry iron with row of tacks glued on Surrealist object made in Dada spirit Type of 3 dimensional artwork that included found, modified, and sculpted objects Made on opening day of his first Paris solo exhibition in a burst of inspiration Expressive Symmetrical Was stolen the same day it was made
Le Violon d’Ingres Man Ray, 1924 Dada period Kiki-de-Montparnasse: Ray’s lover and favorite sitter, as well as a muse for countless artists Symmetrical and still composition Black and white Spotlight effect Curved body resembling violin Face looks elegant Nude, back facing the audience Made and located in Paris
Object to be Destroyed Man Ray, 1923 Dada period Made in Paris a.k.a. Indestructible Object Secondhand wood metronome with photo of Lee Miller’s eye to make c onnection more explicit Lee Miller: former lover of Ray’s Expressive Made 100 of these after stolen original Came with the following instructions:
Cut out the eye from a photograph of one who has been loved but is seen no more. Attach the eye to the pendulum of a metronome and regulate the weight to suit the tempo desired. Keep going to the limit of endurance. With a hammer well-aimed, try to destroy the whole at a single blow.
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