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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Som ni behagar - Man Ray
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£37.00 GBP
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Beskrivning
En surrealistisk oljemålning från 1948 av Man Ray föreställande ett upphängt, tonat klot inramat av en målad geometrisk bård.
As You Like It, målad av Man Ray 1948, intar en distinkt plats i konstnärens senare verk. Medan Man Ray är allmänt erkänd för sina bidrag till fotografi och Dada-rörelsen, förblev hans måleripraktik en konstant strävan under hela hans karriär. Detta verk visar ett enskilt, upphängt klot mot en diffus, atmosfärisk bakgrund. Sfären övergår från en ljusare, eterisk ton vid sin topp till ett djupt, ogenomskinligt mörker vid sin bas, vilket antyder en himlakropp eller ett metafysiskt objekt fristående från någon specifik miljö. Kompositionen är anmärkningsvärd för sin integration av en målad ram, som skapar en trompe l'oeil-effekt. Själva ramen är återgiven med geometrisk precision, med alternerande triangulära och rektangulära segment i dämpade ockra- och bruna toner. Detta strukturella element fungerar som en tröskel som skiljer betraktaren från den tvetydiga, drömlika interiören på duken. Genom att införliva ramen i verket ifrågasätter Man Ray gränsen mellan objektet och dess presentation, ett återkommande tema i hans konceptuella förhållningssätt till konst. Visuellt förlitar sig verket på en återhållsam palett och mjukt, blandat penselarbete för att uppnå gradienten inom sfären. Kontrasten mellan den rigida, arkitektoniska ramen och klotets organiska, flytande form skapar en spänning som är typisk för surrealistisk undersökning. Titeln, en referens till Shakespeare, lägger till ett lager av språklig lek, som inbjuder betraktaren att tolka den flytande formen enligt sitt eget perspektiv. Målningen återspeglar konstnärens förflyttning bort från den aggressiva störningen under hans tidiga Dada-år mot ett mer kontemplativt, symboliskt uttryckssätt under hans tid i Hollywood. Den förblir en studie i isolering, ljus och manipulation av rum.
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Som ni behagar - Man Ray
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia and changed his name because it sounded better. The name change set the tone. He spent his career crossing boundaries: between painting and photography, between Dada and Surrealism, between Paris and New York, between art and fashion.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
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- Giclée-tryck i museikvalitet för fylliga, blekningsbeständiga färger
- Arkivbeständigt matt konstpapper, FSC-certifierat
- Flera storlekar och inramningsalternativ tillgängliga
- Ramar i svart, naturträ, mörkt trä eller vitt
- Inramade tryck levereras klara att hänga upp
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- Damma försiktigt med en mjuk, torr trasa
- Undvik långvarigt direkt solljus
- Använd aldrig flytande rengöringsmedel på trycket eller dukytan
- Förvara på en torr plats i rumstemperatur
- Hantera tryck med rena, torra händer
Material och storlek
Gicléeutskrift av museikvalitet på FSC-certifierat matt arkivpapper, med inramade alternativ och alternativ på canvas.
- Pappersstorlekar: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 och B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) till Large (60×90 cm)
- Ramar: svart, naturligt trä, mörkt trä eller vit
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Every piece is printed to order. These are the five finishes, and what makes each one different.
Fine Art Framed
From £59
The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
Premium Box Frame
From £95
A deeper solid wood frame: 33mm deep with a 20mm face and Perspex glaze. The print sits unmounted for a clean gallery presentation. Black, white or natural.
Canvas
From £30
Hand-stretched canvas with neat gallery-wrapped edges, giving the artwork surface texture and depth. Arrives ready to hang.
Framed Canvas
From £135
Stretched canvas set in a floating wood frame, our most substantial finish. Arrives ready to hang.
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Artistbiografi
Man Ray
Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia and changed his name because it sounded better. The name change set the tone. He spent his career crossing boundaries: between painting and photography, between Dada and Surrealism, between Paris and New York, between art and fashion.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
He moved to Paris in 1921 and stayed for twenty years. He arrived knowing Marcel Duchamp, who had been his closest collaborator in New York. The two of them shared an instinct for provocation. Man Ray's contribution to Dada was the 'rayograph', made by placing objects directly on photographic paper and exposing them to light. No camera, no lens. The results look like X-rays of the unconscious: keys, springs, hands, fabrics, rendered as white silhouettes on black.
He became the portrait photographer of the Parisian avant-garde. Picasso, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists. The portraits are sharp, well-lit, and respectful, which is not what you would expect from a Dadaist. He also worked in fashion photography for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which paid the bills and gave him access to models and studios.
The most famous image is Le Violon d'Ingres (1924): a photograph of Kiki de Montparnasse's back with f-holes painted on it, turning a woman into a cello. It is witty, elegant, and uncomfortable in exactly the way Surrealism intended. He claimed to value his paintings more than his photographs. The world disagreed, and he never entirely forgave it.
He returned to Paris after the war and stayed until his death in 1976, at eighty-six.
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