original

"An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an original is motivated by necessity... It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human."

- Attributed to Man Ray [1890-1976] by Joel at Artsy.

solarization

Man Ray [1890-1976], Sleeping Woman, 1929

Man Ray thought photography was an instrument for exploring dreams, desires, the unconscious mind.

An earlier reference to Man Ray here.

 

creative minds

Salvador Dali and Man Ray photographed by Carl Van Vechten, Paris, 1934

the links between mental illness and creativity here.