1. Art History Project By: Maarya Haq
MAN RAY
Art History Project
By: Maarya Haq

2. An Introduction to Man Ray
Emmanuel Radnitzky
American visual artist
Painter, Photographer, Filmmaker
Invented Rayographs
Significant contributor to Dada and Surrealist movements but ties to each were informal

3. La Cadeau (The Gift) Man Ray, 1921
Laundry iron with row of tacks glued on
Surrealist object made in Dada spirit
Type of 3 dimensional artwork that included found,
modified, and sculpted objects
Made on opening day of his first Paris solo exhibition in a
burst of inspiration
Expressive
Symmetrical
Was stolen the same day it was made
Replica located in Museum of Modern Art in New York

4. Le Violon d’Ingres Man Ray, 1924 Dada period
Kiki-de-Montparnasse: Ray’s lover and favorite sitter, as well
as a muse for countless artists
Symmetrical and still composition
Black and white
Spotlight effect
Curved body resembling violin
Face looks elegant
Nude, back facing the audience
Made and located in Paris

5. Object to be Destroyed Man Ray, 1923 Dada period Made in Paris
a.k.a. Indestructible Object
Secondhand wood metronome with photo of Lee Miller’s eye to make
connection more explicit
Lee Miller: former lover of Ray’s
Expressive
Made 100 of these after stolen original
Came with the following instructions:

6. Cut out the eye from a photograph of one who has been loved but is seen no more. Attach the eye to the pendulum of a metronome and regulate the weight to suit the tempo desired. Keep going to the limit of endurance. With a hammer well-aimed, try to destroy the whole at a single blow.

7. Works Cited
"Khan Academy." Khan Academy. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr "Kiki De Montparnasse: Muses, It Women." The Red List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr "Man Ray Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works." The Art Story. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr "Man Ray, 'Indestructible Object' 1923, Remade 1933, Editioned Replica 1965." Tate. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr "MoMA Learning." MoMA. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr