man ray

Man ray  

Man ray was most famously known for his contribution to photography with the dada movement and the serialism movement

Man ray was born Emmanuel Rudnitzky and s son of Russian immigrants, however ray moved to Brooklyn when we was very young. Throughout the early years of life man ray showed great artistic ability and knowledge all the way through school. Once finishing school in 1908 man ray immediately chased his passion for art and ended up studying with Robert Henri at the Ferrer Centre when studying at the Ferrer centre he was greatly influenced Stieglitz's photographs where man ray adopted a similar style snapping images that provided an “unvarnished” look at the subject. Man ray also found great inspiration from the Amory show of 1913 when seeing pieces by artist such as Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Marcel Duchamp.

In 1914, Ray married Belgian poet Adon Lacroix and made many many close and long lasting friendships with people including artist Marcel Duchamp.

Man ray achieved most of his success in Europe and the United States .he’s art spanned from a wide range such as painting, sculpture, film, prints and even poetry. In his long career he contributed to movements such as Cubism, Futurism and Dada Surrealism. He was also very successful in the world commercial and fine art and came to be a sought-after fashion photographer. However man ray gained most of his fame through what he called “Rayographs” but he always thought of himself as a painter.

His multiple attempts to promote avant-garde art movements in New York widened the horizons of the American art scene. His serious yet quirky imagery has influenced a broad audience through different iterations of his work in pop culture. Many of his important works were donated to museums around the world through a trust set up by his wife before her death in 1991. Most importantly, his process-oriented art making and versatility have influenced a number of modern and contemporary artists, from Andy Warhol to Joseph Kosuth, who like Ray strove to continually blur the boundaries between artistic disciplines.