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Man Ray was responsible for several technical innovations in modern art, filmmaking, and photography. These included his use of photograms to produce surrealist images he called "Rayograms", and solarization (rediscovered with Lee Miller).
His photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures, films, and even a chess set were included in three landmark early exhibitions: Cubism and Abstract Art (1936); Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism (1936–37), for which one of his rayographs served as the catalogue’s cover image; and Photography, 1839–1937 (1937).
Man Ray, born Emmanuel Radnitzky in 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a renowned representative of avant-garde photography in the 20th century and is considered as the pioneer of Surrealist photography.
Aug 23, 2024 · Man Ray (born August 27, 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died November 18, 1976, Paris, France) was a photographer, painter, and filmmaker who was the only American to play a major role in both the Dada and Surrealist movements.
Man Ray is most remembered for his enigmatic Dada and Surrealist photographs, but has also created iconic paintings and sculptures.
Best known for his pioneering photography but prolific in a variety of media, Man Ray would become a major contributor to Dadaism and Surrealism.
Apr 18, 2024 · Man Ray reshaped the landscape of surrealist photography through his revolutionary Rayographs, setting a new standard for artistic innovation.
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