CONVERSION TO MODERNISM
The early work of Man Ray
By Francis Neumann
Particularly famed for his creative and innovative photographic images and his relationship with the French surrealist group during the Twenties and Thirties, this book shows the Earlier Man Ray, featuring his works from 1907-1917.” My mother told me that I made my first man on paper when I was three”, asserted Man Ray in the 1960s. When he was seven, he used crayons to add color to a drawing he had made of a battle ship, which was based on a news paper reproduction. Though his family praised the details in the picture, they objected to the colors he chose. He defended himself by reasoning that since the original picture was in black, he felt perfectly free to use his imagination. The works depicted here range from early nude studies made at the academy, through to stunning modernistic compositions, many of which show as to how Man ray was influenced by French cubist paintings.
The early work of Man Ray
By Francis Neumann
Particularly famed for his creative and innovative photographic images and his relationship with the French surrealist group during the Twenties and Thirties, this book shows the Earlier Man Ray, featuring his works from 1907-1917.” My mother told me that I made my first man on paper when I was three”, asserted Man Ray in the 1960s. When he was seven, he used crayons to add color to a drawing he had made of a battle ship, which was based on a news paper reproduction. Though his family praised the details in the picture, they objected to the colors he chose. He defended himself by reasoning that since the original picture was in black, he felt perfectly free to use his imagination. The works depicted here range from early nude studies made at the academy, through to stunning modernistic compositions, many of which show as to how Man ray was influenced by French cubist paintings.
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