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Man Ray

An American Visual Artist

Present by Kevin Payan and Christian Borjas

Background Story

Emmanuel Radnitzky

• Born to Jewish immigrants

from Russia

• August 27, 1890

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Family changed surname to

Ray in 1912

• Died Paris, France

November 18 1976

Love for Art

• Artistic and Mechanical

skills at young age

• Educated himself in art

techniques and history

• Offered architecture

scholarship, but decided to pursue art career

Surrealism

• Literary, intellectual, and

artistic movement

• Revolution against

constraints of the rational mind and oppressive societal rules

• Spent 20 years living in

Paris

Artistic Process

• Raygrammers- images created on a

piece of photographic paper without a camera; the subject is placed directly on a piece of paper, light is exposed then the image is produced. The shadow of the object is what produces the image, which emphasizes the influence of the light and shadow instead of the importance of the picture itself.

Ingre’s Violin

Man Ray . Ingre's Violin, 1924. Paris, France . https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/ingre-s-vi

• lin-1924 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Rayograph (The Kiss)

Man Ray . Rayograph (The Kiss), 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/rayograp h-the-kiss-1922 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Glass Tears

Man Ray . Glass Tears, 1932. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/larmes-t ears (accessed september 09, 2000)

Observatory Time: The Lovers

Man Ray . Observatory Time: The Lovers , 1936. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/bservato ry-time-the-lovers-1936 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Tristan Tzara

Man Ray . Tristan Tzara , 1921. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/tristan-tz ar-1921 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Black and White

Man Ray . Black and White, 1926. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/black-an d-white (accessed september 09, 2000)

Andre Breton

Man Ray . Andre Breton , 1930. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/andré-br eton-1930 (accessed september 09, 2000)

Juliet et Margaret

Man Ray . Juliet et Margaret , https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/juliet-et- margaret (accessed september 09, N/A)

Minotaur

Minotaur, 1934 by Man Ray. Dada,

• Surrealism. Photo

https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/mi notaur-1934 (accessed September 09, 2019)

Self-Portrait with Gun

Man Ray, Self-Portrait with Gun, 1932. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/sel f-portrait-with-gun-1922 (accessed September 09, 2019)

Veiled Erotic Meret Oppenheim

Man Ray, Veiled Erotic Meret Oppenheim, 1933. https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/vei led-erotic-meret-oppenheim-1933 (accessed September 09, 2019)

The Coat Stand

Man Ray, The Coat Stand. 1920 https://www.wikiart.org/en/man-ray/the-coat-s tand-1920 (accessed September 09, 2019)