The famous American photographer man ray.

Men? Ray, a famous American Dadaism and Surrealism artist, is a master of painting, film, sculpture and photography. But he is the first artist whose photographic works are far more valuable than other artistic styles, and he is a great photographer in the world. Let me introduce the great photographer, Man Ray.

Men? Brief introduction of lei's life

background

Men? Lei Yu 1890 was born in a Jewish family in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, USA on August 27th. His father was originally from Russia. After immigrating to America, he became a clothing manufacturer. His mother is Finnish. He was a man of the hour in Paris photography in the 1920s and 1930s. Men? After Lei's death, the international photography community has not forgotten this versatile old man. 196 1 year, the Venice Biennale photo exhibition awarded him the gold medal. Among them, there are roving exhibitions held at London Institute of Modern Art 1959, Paris 1962, Los Angeles Art Museum 1966, Europe 197 1 to 1972. 1966, the German Federal Photography Society awarded him the Cultural Award. At the same time, European and American countries held his personal film exhibition. In 1982, large-scale men? At the Pompidou Center in Paris. Lei Memorial Exhibition, featuring more than 300 of his photographs and paintings. 1988, Mann held in the National Art Gallery? Ray's life retrospective exhibition.

all one's life

Men? Ray lived in France for 44 years, and Paris was his main creative base. So, give it to people? French? Hallucinations. To be exact, he is an American who works in France.

Men? From 1908 to 19 12, Lei studied various artistic expression concepts and techniques at new york National Institute of Design and FranciscoFerrerSocialCenter. Start painting and sculpture creation from 19 1 1 He was not only one of the earliest abstract painters in America, but also had frequent contact with avant-garde art in Europe at that time. 19 15 He began to try the art of photography, and also worked as a photographer, film and painter. He is also the founder of 19 17 new york Dada Art. It was not until 192 1 that he moved out of new york and went to Paris. Since then, his main job has been photography, so some people classify him as a surrealist photographer. But as far as Man Lei's achievements and artistic temperament are concerned, when the Germans invaded Paris in 1940, man ray moved back to Hollywood and taught photography until he returned to Paris in 195 1 and died in 1976.

contribution

In addition, man ray has also injected a lot of tonic into contemporary art, especially photography. Together with lee miller, he invented the use of mass exposure in portrait and human photography, and emphasized the concept of camera-less photography through radiography. These experiments have a far-reaching impact on the artistic value and thinking level of photography. Men? Lei studied architecture and industrial design, determined to be a painter, and finally became famous as a photographer. He met Bikabia and Duchamp on Fifth Avenue in New York, and forged a profound friendship. The three of them founded the Dadaism Movement in new york. When he became a photographer, he was a little different. He thinks that the black and white films copied are more abundant. After his work was developed, the original was destroyed and only the copy was kept. Think about it right away? Painting is an outdated form of expression? Will eventually be replaced by photography. This idea was very common at the beginning of the twentieth century, and Picasso had such concerns. 192 1 moved to Paris, and got to know Paris Dadaists and Surrealists through Duchamp: Brighton, Aragon, Ai Lvya, De Si Nuo, Philip and Su Bo. On Su Bo's suggestion, he let people go? The works brought by Lei from new york were exhibited, and Mann was introduced in the preface of the catalogue. Ray is an American coal king, chewing gum king, rich in money and talented in painting. Unfortunately, these titles didn't help him sell a painting. He had to go back behind the camera.

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Men? Ray takes pictures and makes movies. 1922, he went to Germany? Mrs Casati's house. The lady received him in her daily clothes, that is, a three-meter live python wrapped around her waist. She told him about her friend, the famous Italian writer Gabriele Dannunzio, and showed him the trees in the garden she designed for dinner. All the trees were painted with glittering gold.

When they returned to the house, the Marquise asked him to take a picture. As soon as the power was turned on, the collision between the two cultures was so fierce that the light bulb flashed and the wires were short-circuited. Madam has posed and must work in natural light. Men? Ray went home to develop, the photos were blurred, the eyes of the characters overlapped a little, and the photographer was discouraged. Unexpectedly, the marquise saw it but said with satisfaction: Do you know, dear artist, you photographed the vibration of my soul? ? After that, the Marquise opened the door of other noble friends' residence for him.

Take pictures of ...

Men? Ray took pictures of Picasso in a matador costume and Tristram in a monocle? Zara, drunken Sinclair? Liu, Duchamp disguised as a man, Bikabia sitting behind the steering wheel, Joyce covering her eyes with her hands to block the light, Matisse, Braque and Broncusi. He not only filmed his own time, but also filmed the last one, although it was only the end.

1922165438+1October19, a poet, came to him and asked him to take a photo of his family. Only two copies can be printed, one for that house and one for Cocqueteaux. But photographers can also print a third photo for themselves as a souvenir. Everyone agrees that we must absolutely abide by it in the future. Men? Ray agreed.

Cocteau took him to Osman Street, entered a building and left the back room. When Lei looked intently, he saw Proust, the author of Remembering the Past, lying flat on the bed. This generation of literary masters passed away the day before.

mood

What people seldom know is, Mann? In his private erotic world, Lei braved the wind and rain and left many innocent stories with his camera, among which the lingering with Kiki is also a legend in the history of photography.

Gigi is an illegitimate daughter, her grandmother's family is poor and her mother works in Paris. When she was a child, she was always full and hungry. At the age of twelve, she went to Paris and started working in a bakery. Because she kissed the shop assistant at the back of the shop and began to make up at a young age, the proprietress was very uncomfortable and drove her away. Men? Ray picked Gigi up at a bar. Gigi is arguing with the bartender. Men? Ray saved her life. Later, they went to the movies together. The man in the cinema? Ray has been holding Gigi's hand. Men? Ray said he wanted to draw a picture of Gigi, but he might not be able to draw it well, because he might be flustered when he first saw Gigi's body. Gigi says it's normal, as many painters do. The next day, Gigi came to Man? Ray's hotel room, undress as soon as you enter, Mann? Ray took a few pictures to show Kiki the effect the next day. Gigi came, and this time he jumped directly at Manley. In the history of photography, there are many wonderful figures of Gigi.

Men? Under the lens of Ray, Kiki was not watched. However, Gigi finally left Mann? Ray, her and Henry? Broca is married. Henry is a journalist who can draw. He runs several newspapers in Paris, so he is a rich man. Qiqi is old. How many years later, when people recall Gigi, are they still talking about men? The photos that Ray took for her are kept forever. Gigi later painted and wrote an autobiography, recording her wild and happy life. The English version of this book was published in Paris on 1930, and the author of the preface was the American named Hemingway.

Men? Ray's works

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Men? Lei's most famous photographic work is A Girl and Her Five Tears. On a sad face, tears are so glittering and translucent. This is a pose photo, Mann? Ray used five glass beads instead of real tears to create an atmosphere. He succeeded. Unreality brings the most authentic artistic effect, which is Manley's talent.

Is this photo Mann? Lei is the most famous masterpiece in a series of works.

The first is the visual impact brought by the large close-up picture: two beautiful big eyes, sad and disappointed eyes, rolling and shining tears. Secondly, we think of the emotions of the characters, and the wonderful close-ups summarize the rich content. Actually, Mann? In order to achieve such a strong artistic effect, Lei also broke the tradition? Record truthfully? The method. In order to highlight the tears, he didn't really photograph them, but found five crystal clear glass balls and photographed them with good light, which was more touching and beautiful than real tears. This is Mann? Ray's bold exploration is also his creative feature.

Photography is a surreal art in essence, but man ray's works provide a special perspective, that is, photography is on a Libra fulcrum that liberates surrealism and keeps what you see every day, and this is a two-dimensional Libra with a strong contrast between left and right. Take Kiki, Le Violon d 'Ingres, one of his most insightful photos, as an example. Man ray described an ancient cellist (metaphor painter Angel), whose cello was sandwiched between his legs, as if he dreamed of a woman being sandwiched between his legs. In the photo, it seems that the fine marks, headscarves and curtains of the musical instrument speakers copied on the woman's back have all been realized, so how is the surreal transformation completed? In addition, man ray's half-joking Dada technique also provoked Angel's famous nude painting in the history of plastic arts. It seems that this famous figure painting is like a cellist. Men? Ray is special in the history of photography, not only because of some labels on him, but also because of the famous Dadaism and surrealism artists, that is, the representative figures of materialistic photography and? Sabati effect? The inventor of. His most prominent feature is that when he is regarded as a master photographer, he is embarrassed by this excessive enthusiasm. Men? Ray pays more attention to his artistic achievements. He often says something disrespectful to photography. I don't particularly consider myself a photographer. Because for me, photography is just a means of expression, not an end. I often drive because I like to go for a ride, but I don't want to be a driver myself. ?

value

Not long ago, I found a physical exposure photo without a negative. Manley's photographic work "Electrician? , 1930. Recently, it was bought by an anonymous buyer at Christie's auction house in England for a high price of 232,000 pounds. Men? Ray left this photo in the attic of a building in southern France for 35 years, and only recently did he see the light of day. Previously, Christie's auction house only valued it at 654.38+ten thousand pounds/kloc-0.50 million pounds.

It is reported that this photo is Mann? The Paris-based electric company took this set of photos for Lei, aiming to help people promote the use of electricity. But this photo was somehow forgotten in the attic of a building in southern France, and it was not discovered until 1997. No one has seen it for nearly 80 years, and the photo was covered with a thin layer of dust when it was discovered. Where's Mann Lei himself walked ahead 2 1 year, 1976.