Man Ray

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Man Ray 1890 1976
He was a significant contributor to the Dada and
Surrealist movements, although his ties to each
were informal. He produced major works in a
variety of media but considered himself a painter
above all. He was best known for his photography,
and he was a renowned fashion and portrait
photographer. Many Dadaists believed that the
'reason' and 'logic' of bourgeois capitalist
society had led people into war. They expressed
their rejection of that ideology in artistic
expression that appeared to reject logic and
embrace chaos and irrationality. The Surrealist
aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory
conditions of dream and reality." Artists painted
unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic
precision, created strange creatures from
everyday objects and developed painting
techniques that allowed the unconscious to
express itself and/or an idea/concept.
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The Kiss 1930
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Woman with Long Hair 1929
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Tears 1930-1932
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Le Violon d'Ingres 1924 Kiki de Montparnasse
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Marquise Casati 1922
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André Breton 1930
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Rrose Sélavy (Marcel Duchamp) 1923
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Rayograph 1924
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Rayograph 1924
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