“Crimes against Photography”: Man Ray and the Rayograph

Man Ray began making photographs in the 1920s, in the midst of the Dada movement. Through an accident in the darkroom, he soon discovered a new means of creating photos without a camera. Meet the artist who committed “crimes against chemistry and photography,” as he described it, and produced some of the most memorable and iconic pictures of his time.

[@AquaFan1998]

So this is the backstory to man ray? When he he first clash with mermaid man and baricle boy?

[@v.v365]

every time they say Man Ray im only thinking of spongebob

[@someguy3522]

He was also possibly involved in the Black Dahlia murder.
Look it up.

[@heatonize]

How so? i know you said to look it up but i'd like your perspective on the subject.

[@someguy3522]

​@@heatonizeMan Ray was friends with a man named George Hodel (who was a doctor in the LA area) and both were into surrealism art so much, they may have tried to create a price of art with a human body.
Like I said, do your own research on the guy, but the coincidences are pretty compelling.

[@heatonize]

@@someguy3522 oh wow that is interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@stupidhatonthefloor3]

May I ask for name of the piece for marimba and vibraphone that was used? It sounds like Stockhausen or Wuorinen. Thanks for the wonderful video!

[@dominicjones94]

Was he stopped by Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy ?

[@patrickhicks9880]

there's a marcel duschamp museum in an old public toilet in rouen

[@AmbientWalking]

Cool video!

[@theohaegele9011]

"Man and Woman"... I can't really tell which is supposed to be which.

[@joeyzahorik6878]

uhhhh one has balls, idiot

[@tiltil9442]

That escalated quickly

[@throbb9474]

Unique !

[@mayablack6010]

what a baddie

[@Ositocariosito987.]

It was Lee miller who discover the salariase prosess not him.

[@joaquinengelhart920]

yes! Lee miller was brilliant

[@clauderouleau7944]

a mouse pass on her toes and she open the light.

[@AdolfoUsierPhotographer]

cool 👏🏻👏🏻🔝

[@stefanow.pasquini5957]

Implying that Man Ray without Duchamp was "out of source" is ridiculous.

[@bruceschneider4928]

Out of sorts, not out of source. Out of sorts means unhappy.

[@yifeiyao5468]

Thank you for this video and spreading knowledge! I find the content really helpful, but I'm a bit concerned with the descriptions over the last photo, Ingres's Violin. I don't think it is appropriate to use words like "memorable" and "iconic" while presenting such a controversial photo.

[@johnnytremp]

How is it controversial?

[@uninspired4ever]

@@johnnytremp i would also like to know

[@rucksackransack]

Why not.

[@tinobemellow]

M-ma-m-ma-ma-m-ma-ma.... M-MA--MA-MA-M-MA-MA-MA-MA-MA...

[@Lyndanet]

0:32 ?

[@gavindouglas3196]

Poor Betty

[@ucheucheuche]

3:17 Does anyone 'know' how to recreate Man Ray's polarised look ACCURATELY, with differing strokes and dark glows?
Not the cheap-looking Photoshop imitations floating about on the web.
Thanks.

[@johnnytremp]

Yes, go into the darkroom!

[@spiritbunnyovergroun]

ohh my god, Man ray was russian not french

[@marcd7332]

An interesting TH-cam ad

[@sfmoma]

See the rest of the Pioneers of Photography series here: th-cam.com/video/2umyxWJslJY/w-d-xo.html