Man Ray was an American visual artist, active mainly in Paris, who was a central figure in the Dada and Surrealist movements and one of the most innovative photographers of the twentieth century. He is especially known for rayographs, photographic images made by placing objects directly on light-sensitive paper without a camera, and for solarization, a darkroom technique that partially reverses tones to create a haloed effect, both of which he used to blur the line between photography and abstract art. Beyond photography, Man Ray worked across painting, filmmaking, and sculptural objects, including the assemblage Cadeau, an iron studded with metal tacks that became an iconic Dada readymade.
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NationalityAmerican-born, French-naturalized 1 Active From Year Connections
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Core Surrealist (and Dada) artist.
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was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in
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August 27, 1890
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August 27, 1890
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until his death from a lung infection on November 18, 1976.
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until his death from a lung infection on November 18, 1976.
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Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 - November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris.
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When he enrolled at the Ferrer Centre in the autumn of 1912, he began a period of intense and rapid artistic development.
In Group: Surrealist and Dada Photographers, Lead
He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal.
Practices: Painting, Lead
considered himself a painter above all
Practices: Photography, Lead
He was a photography innovator as well as a fashion and portrait photographer
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Upon graduating from high school in 1908, he turned down a scholarship to study architecture, and began pursuing his career as an artist.
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