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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
Any reproduction of an original is motivated by necessity.

— Man Ray Originals Graphics Multiples (1973)

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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)

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