Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
by Man Ray
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Author: Man RayEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1980-01-01
ISBN: 0486238423
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Reviews of Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
Book Review: Definitely not an "Object to be Destroyed"
Summary: 5 Stars
Man Ray was a superbly inventive photographer able to ignore the borders bewtween art & commercial photography. Originally published in 1934 as "Photographs by Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934," this collection is an excellent look at his photo work during his most adventurous years. The book is divided into five sections: general subjects; the female figure; women's faces; celebrity portraits; rayographs.Man Ray's female figures are an offbeat take on the male gaze in which the processes are as sexy as the women. Along with his female faces, they demonstrate why Man Ray was much in demand by fashionable magazines. The "celebrity" portraits are of his fellow male artists & writers, with the exception of Gertrude Stein - who can hardly be glamorized anyway. The rayographs were created by placing objects directly on film, but the experimental nature of Man Ray's art is seen throughout this inexpensive book from Dover Publications. Picasso, Eluard, Breton, Tzara & Rrose Selavy a.k.a. Marcel Duchamp contributed texts. Highly recommended.
Bob Rixon
Summary of Photographs by Man Ray: 105 Works, 1920-1934
Rich selection of various techniques include over and under exposure, shooting through fabric, superimposing images, and zeroing in on tiny details. Photographs are divided into general subjects, female figures (mainly nudes); women's faces (including Gertrude Stein); celebrity portraits (Dali, Derain, Matisse, Picasso, and others); and rayographs, cameraless compositions created by resting objects on unexposed film.
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