One of the people Guy Bourdin worked with was Man Ray. I heard of him previously through my class and was fascinated by his work. Larmes was one of the photographs that capture my attention as it was able to capture the insignificant details within the photograph. The close up allow the audience to see a certain sadness within the subject eyes although the subject was not a real person but a mannequin doll with glass tears attached to its eyes. I thought this was interesting for as the subject look so realistic and I would’ve never guess that it was a mannequin. I believe the black and white help to disguise the fact that the model was a not a real person.
This image was created in Paris name “Larmes” also goes by the name “Les Larmes”. It was taken between the date 1930 – 1932 print in gelatine sliver print. The photograph was supposed to appear like a still from a movie. The subject is meant to have emotive expression for the audience.
Man Ray was known for many different art form this includes photography, sculptor, painter and film. He started off as an abstract painter, but he wanted to do photography and other art form of art in his work. He mainly focuses on surrealism within his work is what he found interesting and what he wanted to do.
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/37756/man-ray-larmes-tears-american-1930-1932/
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