ernest hemingway. Ray
became famous for his
portraits of his artistic and
literary associates. He also
developed a thriving career
as a fashion photographer,
taking pictures for such
magazines as vogue. These
commercial endeavors
supported his fine art
efforts. A photographic
innovator, ray discovered
a new way to create
interesting images by
accident in his darkroom.
Called "rayographs,"these
photos were made by
placing and manipulating
objects on pieces of
photosensitive paper.
One of ray›s other famous
works from this time
period was 1924�s "violin
d�ingres." This modified
photograph features the
bare back of his lover, a
performer named kiki,
styled after a painting by
neoclassical french artist
jean august dominique
ingres. In a humorous
twist, ray added to two
black shapes to make her back look like a
musical instrument. He also explored the
artistic possibilities of film, creating such
now classic surrealistic works as l›etoile
de mer (1928). Around this time, ray also
experimented with a technique called the
sabatier effect, or solarization, which adds
a silvery, ghostly quality to the image.
Ray soon found another muse, lee miller,
and featured her in his work. A cut-out
of her eye is featured on the 1932 foundobject sculpture "object to be destroyed,"
and her lips fill the sky of "observatory
time" (1936). In 1940, ray fled the war
in europe and moved to california. He
married model and dancer juliet browner
the following year, in a unique double
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ceremony with artist max ernst and
dorothea tanning.
Later years
Returning to paris in 1951, ray continued
to explore different artistic media. He
focused much of his energy on painting
and sculpture. Branching out in a new
direction, ray began w