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| − | Man Ray became a commercial artist in New York in the 1910s. He began to sign his name ''Man Ray'' in 1912, although his family did not change its surname to ''Ray'' until the 1920s. Emmanuel, who was called "Manny" as a nickname, changed his first name to Man and gradually began to use Man Ray as his combined single name. He initially taught himself [[photography]] in order to reproduce his own works of art, which included paintings and mixed media. In 1921 he moved to Paris and set up a photography studio to support himself. There he began to make photograms, which he called "Rayographs" (from ''Ray'' + ''Photographs''). | + | Man Ray became a commercial artist in New York in the 1910s. He began to sign his name ''Man Ray'' in 1912, although his family did not change its surname to ''Ray'' until the 1920s. Emmanuel, who was called "Manny" as a nickname, changed his first name to Man and gradually began to use Man Ray as his combined single name. He initially taught himself [[photography]] in order to reproduce his own works of art, which included paintings and mixed media. In 1921 he moved to Paris and set up a photography studio to support himself. There he began to make photograms, which he called "Rayographs" (from ''Ray'' + ''Photographs''). |
| − | + | In the 1920s, he also began making moving pictures. Man Ray's four completed films ''Return to Reason'', ''Emak Bakia'', ''Starfish'', and ''Mystery of the Chateau'' were all highly creative, non-narrative explorations of the possibilities of the medium. | |
Shortly before World War II, Man Ray returned to the United States and settled in Los Angeles from 1940 until 1951. He was disappointed that he was recognized only for his photography in America and not for the filmmaking, painting, sculpture, and other media in which he worked. In 1951 Man Ray returned to Paris. He concentrated primarily on painting until his death in 1976 [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=2036]. | Shortly before World War II, Man Ray returned to the United States and settled in Los Angeles from 1940 until 1951. He was disappointed that he was recognized only for his photography in America and not for the filmmaking, painting, sculpture, and other media in which he worked. In 1951 Man Ray returned to Paris. He concentrated primarily on painting until his death in 1976 [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=2036]. | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 11 December 2013
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, 1890 – 1976) was an American modernist artist (photographer, painter, filmmaker) and a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements.
Life and work
Man Ray became a commercial artist in New York in the 1910s. He began to sign his name Man Ray in 1912, although his family did not change its surname to Ray until the 1920s. Emmanuel, who was called "Manny" as a nickname, changed his first name to Man and gradually began to use Man Ray as his combined single name. He initially taught himself photography in order to reproduce his own works of art, which included paintings and mixed media. In 1921 he moved to Paris and set up a photography studio to support himself. There he began to make photograms, which he called "Rayographs" (from Ray + Photographs). In the 1920s, he also began making moving pictures. Man Ray's four completed films Return to Reason, Emak Bakia, Starfish, and Mystery of the Chateau were all highly creative, non-narrative explorations of the possibilities of the medium. Shortly before World War II, Man Ray returned to the United States and settled in Los Angeles from 1940 until 1951. He was disappointed that he was recognized only for his photography in America and not for the filmmaking, painting, sculpture, and other media in which he worked. In 1951 Man Ray returned to Paris. He concentrated primarily on painting until his death in 1976 [1].
