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Man Ray

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Man Ray (1890–1976) remains a legendary figure in the history of 20th century visual art, Born Emmanuel Rudnitsky (which he abbreviated as his career took off) in Philadelphia, Ray was one of the first modern graphic artists. Bursting with ideas, he restlessly moved between media, constantly experimenting with the technological and scientific processes of constructing the image. In Ray's compositions bodies and objects are made strange and unfamiliar — erotic, playful and sometimes sinister. Ray was a charismatic figure with a knack for creating and energising artistic movements, influencing and befriending many leading lights of the European Avant-Garde, from Dadaists to Surrealists and including Duchamp, Picasso, Satie, Cocteau and Breton. Ray's vast photographic oeuvre is often considered to be his most important and ground-breaking body of work. As well as consistently creating unusual and beautiful images, he also developed a number of new photographic techniques, most famously photograms (or "Rayographs," as he preferred to call them), and the solarization process which, as he himself claimed, he "discovered" by accident with his muse, assistant and model Lee Miller. This volume brings together the finest photographs from collections and archives around the world, representing the singular vision of Man Ray at his most dynamic and beautiful.

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If you like Man Ray's work, this book is an outstanding bargain. The book is large, hardbound, and provides a good sampling of all his different "phases" and types of subjects. All the photographs are in black and white, and the text appears in French, German, and English.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9783822871850
Editor:
Heiting, Manfred
Other:
Heiting, Manfred
Author:
Ray, Man
Publisher:
Taschen America
Location:
Kèoln
Subject:
Individual Photographer
Subject:
Photo Essays
Subject:
Erotica
Subject:
Nudes & Erotic
Subject:
Photography, Artistic
Subject:
Photography of the nude
Subject:
Ray, man, 1890-1976
Subject:
Photographs, Artistic
Series Volume:
ERDC/CRREL TR-00-2
Publication Date:
c2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
251 p.
Dimensions:
13.12x10.83x1.19 in. 5.41 lbs.

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