Man Ray

Edited by Silvana

ISBN 10: 8836655653 / ISBN 13: 9788836655656

Published by Silvana, IT, 2023

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Man Ray (1890-1976) occupies a prominent place in 20th century art history. A versatile artist, he was a pioneer of modern art. His polymorphic work crosses all fields visuals: photography, assemblage, sculpture, painting, drawing, film.Man Ray arrived from New York in Paris in July 1921. Born in Philadelphia in 1890, of Jewish parents of Russian origin, Emmanuel Radintsky took a two-syllable pseudonym: "Man", man (short for Manny, his childhood nickname) and "Ray", the ray of light. Painter, draftsman, assembler of objects, in New York he frequents intellectual and artistic circles, discovers the European avant-gardes with his first wife who makes him discover French literature. He became friends with Marcel Duchamp, with whom he collaborates for artistic creations.This friendship will last all their lives. In connection with the movement European Dada, they publish the only issue of New York Dada, which attracted very little attention. Disappointed and disillusioned, Man Ray concludes that "Dada cannot live in New York". He only has one objective: to join Duchamp who has just returned to Paris.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man Ray
• Publisher: Silvana, IT
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8836655653
• ISBN 13: 9788836655656
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1554 grams

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Synopsis

A panorama of Man Ray’s protean artistic output spanning film, assemblage, drawing and much more

Emmanuel Radnitzky, better known as Man Ray (1890–1976), occupies a prominent place in 20th-century art. Living at the heart of the Parisian artistic milieu, he participated in the innovative experiments of the Dadaists and Surrealists, met with painters, poets and intellectuals, and ultimately rose to fame for his portraiture. He developed a career as a fashion photographer, notably working with designers Paul Poiret and Elsa Schiaparelli. A tireless experimenter, he rediscovered the technique of “photograms”―which Tristan Tzara named “rayographs”―and developed “solarization” with Lee Miller in 1929.
Man Ray is renowned for having revolutionized the art of photography, but he was also a painter, draftsman, sculptor, writer and filmmaker. This monograph synthesizes his entire artistic oeuvre, including painting, sculpture, works on paper and more. The book is thematically divided by medium, and includes such fascinating projects as the Marquis de Sade paintings and cinépoémes. This true panorama of his work allows for a better comprehension of Man Ray’s creative process and the importance of his art.