AXTMANBRILLA
is brought by
BRILLA CONSULTING GMBH & CO.KG, GERMANY
in collaboration with
MARKETING & CONSULTING DI GIULIA KASCINA, ITALY
In this surreal black & white photograph, a nude woman is dreaming about her lover whose lips are floating in the sky above the Paris observatory. At the woman's feet a chess board is placed revealing the grid, the structure of life. Man Ray loved to play chess. For him the grid of the chess game symbolizes structure. He considered a grid of squares as the "basis of all art helping to understand the sense of order". The lips in the skies of Man Ray's artwork inspired the logo of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and other iconic images of Pop culture in the postmodern era.
Dry mounted on a supporting board and behind an acid-free, white passepartout. The authenticity of this famous vintage photograph is documented by a certificate.
Condition: Excellent
Man Ray
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his pioneering photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Man Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
