Man Ray

The camera is a wonderful instrument, but it cannot see what the eye sees.

In art, as in life, the unexpected is what makes it interesting.

I never took a photograph that was not my own vision.

Surrealism is the revelation of the marvelous in the everyday.

My rayographs are pure creations, without any intermediary.

Life is a series of accidents, and art captures them.

I paint with light, I sculpt with shadow.

The artist must be a dreamer, but a practical one.

Photography has changed the way we see the world.

I am not interested in the appearance of things, but in their essence.

Every creation is a new beginning.

The joy of creation is its own reward.

I have no style; I have only my vision.

Art should surprise and provoke.

Time is the greatest artist of all.

I photograph to remember, to forget, to invent.

The unconscious is the true source of inspiration.

Beauty is in the eye of the creator.

I live through my work.

Experimentation is the key to discovery.