Who Is Man Ray?

[sdelmonte]

If you know, say so. (This is work-related. I'll explain later.)

Comments

[wickedtrue.livejournal.com]

Well! The one meaning that pops out at me is the DADA artist. He did more abstract photograph and fashion shoots. His real name totally ran out of my head, though.

[sdelmonte]

That you even know he has a real name is important. (Details to come.)

[agonistes]

I know. Am I supposed to say who?

[sdelmonte]

Please do.

[agonistes]

Photographer and surrealist. One of his more famous photographs involves a woman's Tammy Faye eyes touched up with diamonds in the corners. Some of his stuff is in Elton John's personal collection that made the rounds back in 2000 or so.

[jadasc.livejournal.com]

He was an artist. A surrealist, I think. He's also the namesake of a famous now-defunct goth club in Cambridge, MA.

[maya-a.livejournal.com]

Avant garde photographer, worked mostly in France, real name Polish(?), did the woman-as-a-cello and eye-with-crystal-tears, both of which are very well known. I think he did the corset-back one as well.

[newredshoes]

Didn't William Wegman also name one of his Weimaraners after Man Ray? Or that's the theme -- Little Ray, things like that? (Also, yes to the photographer thing everyone else is saying.)

[sdelmonte]

Man Ray was indeed the first of Wegman's dogs.

[misslucyjane]

A photographer, I think.

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

I've heard the name, but have no idea who he is.

[akawil]

A surrealist artist back sometime in the earlyish part of the twentieth century.

Also, radiation that induces masculinity.

[ceitfianna]

An amazing photographer from the '20s and '30s.

[wakeupnew]

I think he's a fashion photographer. Right??? *hasn't read other comments yet*

[bringer_of_fun]

He's a supervillain, and Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's arch nemesis!

[sdelmonte]

That was my brother-in-law's reaction. I guess I know who has kids with TVs.

Also, hi!

[weaverandom.livejournal.com]

An artist - or something? I know we had a Man Ray exhibition at UQ's gallery once. I don't know much about him. (her?)

[piemancer]

Is he the iron guy? He made the culpture of the iron that'll snag your ironing?

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

I think he was a visual artist (possibly photography) of the late 50's or early 60's. In my mind he was a contemporary of Andy Worhol.

So much for my BFA degree

[silveraspen]

Photographer -- photogram-style work?

(Thank you, White Collar.)