One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human.Man Ray
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
Man Ray
In New York, still charmed by Post-Impressionism and puzzled by Cubism, Duchamp and others took on the art establishment as a way of holding up a mirror to modern society. Cher Tzara, ... Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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