16 quotes
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it.
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
Self Portrait (1963)
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
Originals Graphics Multiples (1973)
Inspiration then information; each validates the other.
Originals Graphics Multiples (1973)
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
To express what I feel I use the medium best suited to express that idea, which is also always the most economical one.
Man Ray : The Rigour of Imagination (1977)
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.
Photographers on Photography : A Critical Anthology (1966)
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
Any reproduction of an original is motivated by necessity.
Originals Graphics Multiples (1973)
I have finally freed myself from the sticky medium of paint, and am working directly with light itself.
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
All critics should be assassinated.
Bartlett's Unfamiliar Quotations (1971)
You see, I try to walk the tightrope of accomplishment between the chasms of notoriety and oblivion.
Disputed
Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
Misattributed