Électricité (Man Ray)

Électricité (English: Electricity) is a photographic series or portfolio by the American photographer Man Ray, created in 1931, for advertising. The series is usually referred by the original French title.[1]

History and development

The series was originally commissioned by the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Électricité (CPDE), a French electricity company. The pictures were intended to promote the domestic use of electricity, at a time when households were often still dependent on gas, wood or coal.

The portfolio consists of ten photographs, made in the experimental process that Man Ray named "rayographs". They depict the use of various electrical devices of the time. The images were created by placing the devices directly on light-sensitive paper and exposing it to electric light. Man Ray also added five of his own images, including a female nude, representing his mistress, Lee Miller, the moon and a roasted chicken. The series originally had a circulation of 500 and was distributed by the CPDE to managers and special customers. Electricity can be considered a successful expression and merger of both advertising and art.[2][3]

Jeff L. Rosenheim stated that this portfolio "is a prime example of Man Ray’s experimental style of photography that flourished during the interwar period" and that "“Man Ray strives to make the invisible visible, electricity, creating her visual equivalents: solarization, montage, photogram, to suggest the dynamism of a hidden energy.”[1]

Public collections

Portfolios or photographs from the series are held in several museum, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in Washington, D.C., the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, and the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.[4][5][6][7][3][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Man Ray's Électricité". The Art of the Photogravure.
  2. ^ Hans Rooseboom, Électricité - Ten advertising photographs by Man Ray, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 2013
  3. ^ a b "Eléctricité". May 28, 1931 – via Victoria & Albert Museum.
  4. ^ "Électricité - MetCollects - The Metropolitan Museum of Art". www.metmuseum.org.
  5. ^ "Électricité,". May 28, 1931 – via National Gallery of Art.
  6. ^ "Électricité | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  7. ^ "Electricité". philamuseum.org.
  8. ^ "Électricité, Man Ray, 1931". Rijksmuseum.

Read other articles:

Gomel Region

Region of Belarus Region in Gomel, BelarusGomel Region Гомельская вобласць (Belarusian)Гомельская область (Russian)RegionFrom the top to bottom-right: Turovsky Meadow, Žlobin Holy Trinity Church, Kozieł-Pakleŭski Manor, Three Sisters Monument, Paskevich Burial Vault FlagCoat of armsCountryBelarusAdministrative centerGomelLargest citiesGomel – 481,200 Mazyr – 111,800 Zhlobin – 72,800Districts21 Cities – 17 Urban localities – 278 Village...

 

List of acts of the 4th session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Part of a series onBritish law Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Year      1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 ...

 

Hugo Lloris

Hugo Lloris Lloris bersama Prancis pada Piala Dunia FIFA 2018Informasi pribadiNama lengkap Hugo Lloris[1]Tanggal lahir 26 Desember 1986 (umur 37)[2]Tempat lahir Nice, PrancisTinggi 1,88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]Posisi bermain Penjaga gawangInformasi klubKlub saat ini Tottenham HotspurNomor 1Karier junior1993–1997 CEDAC Cimiez1997–2005 NiceKarier senior*Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)2002–2006 Nice B 20 (0)2005–2008 Nice 72 (0)2008–2012 Lyon 146 (0)2012– ...

History of Athens

Historical summary of ancient Athens This article is about ancient Athens. For modern Athens, see Athens. PolisAthens ἈθῆναιPolisPainting of an idealized reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areios Pagos in Athens, by Leo von Klenze (1846) Historical affiliationsKingdom of Athens 1556 BC–1068 BCCity-state of Athens 1068 BC–322 BCHellenic League 338 BC–322 BCKingdom of Macedonia 322 BC–148 BCRoman Republic 146 BC–27 BCRoman Empire 27 BC–395 AD Eastern Roman Empire 395�...

 

William Fox (politician)

Premier of New Zealand For other politicians called William Fox, see William Fox (disambiguation) § Politics. The Right HonourableSir William FoxKCMGFox in 18902nd Premier of New ZealandIn office3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873MonarchVictoriaGovernorSir George BowenPreceded byGeorge WaterhouseSucceeded byJulius VogelIn office28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872MonarchVictoriaGovernorSir George BowenPreceded byEdward StaffordSucceeded byEdward StaffordIn office12 July 1861&#...

 

STXBP5

STXBP5 المعرفات الأسماء المستعارة STXBP5, Tomosyn, LGL3, LLGL3, Nbla04300, syntaxin binding protein 5 معرفات خارجية الوراثة المندلية البشرية عبر الإنترنت 604586 MGI: MGI:1926058 HomoloGene: 16402 GeneCards: 134957 علم الوجود الجيني الوظيفة الجزيئية • ‏GO:0005097، ‏GO:0005099، ‏GO:0005100 GTPase activator activity• syntaxin-1 binding• syntaxin binding• myosin II binding المك�...

Crossroads (1942 film)

1942 mystery film noir by Jack Conway For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation). CrossroadsTheatrical release posterDirected byJack ConwayScreenplay byGuy TrosperStory byJohn H. KafkaHoward Emmett RogersBased onthe screenplay of the film Crossroadsby John H. KafkaProduced byEdwin H. KnopfStarring William Powell Hedy Lamarr Claire Trevor Basil Rathbone CinematographyJoseph RuttenbergEdited byGeorge BoemlerMusic byBronislau KaperProductioncompanyMetro-Goldwyn-MayerDistributed byLoew's Inc...

 

Pittura paesaggistica

Disambiguazione – paesaggismo rimanda qui. Se stai cercando lo stile architettonico, vedi architettura del paesaggio. Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento arte è priva o carente di note e riferimenti bibliografici puntuali. Sebbene vi siano una bibliografia e/o dei collegamenti esterni, manca la contestualizzazione delle fonti con note a piè di pagina o altri riferimenti precisi che indichino puntualmente la provenienza delle informazioni. Puoi migliorare questa voce citando...

 

Sciences de gestion

Sciences de gestionPartie de Sciences sociales et managementChamps Comptabilité Finance Logistique Marketing Stratégie Système d'information Théorie des organisations modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata Les sciences de gestion ou sciences du management (auparavant connues également sous le nom de « sciences commerciales »[1]) sont une discipline des sciences sociales et du management principalement issue de l'économie, des mathématiques mais aussi du droit, de l...

Rustom K. S. Ghandhi

Indian Navy Admiral Vice AdmiralR. K. S. GhandhiPVSM, VrCVice Admiral R. K. S. Ghandhi5th Governor of Himachal PradeshIn office17 April 1986 – 15 February 1990Preceded byPrabodh Dinkarrao Desai(Additional charge)Succeeded byS. M. H. Burney(Additional charge) Personal detailsBorn(1924-07-01)1 July 1924Jubbulpore, Jubbulpore Division, Central Provinces, British India (present-day Jabalpur, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India)Died23 December 2014(2014-12-23) (aged 90)[1&...

 

Triphenylethylene

Chemical compound TriphenylethyleneIdentifiers IUPAC name 1,1',1''-(Ethene-1,1,2-triyl)tribenzene CAS Number58-72-0 YPubChem CID6025ChemSpider5803UNIIS4ZLZ1K74BCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID3022320 ECHA InfoCard100.000.359 Chemical and physical dataFormulaC20H16Molar mass256.348 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)Interactive image SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3 InChI InChI=1S/C20H16/c1-4-10-17(11-5-1)16-20(18-12-6-2-7-13-18)19-14-8-3-9-15-19/h1-16HKey:MKYQPGPNVYRMHI-UHFFFAOYS...

 

New Life Movement

1930s Chinese civic campaign Part of a series onConservatism in China Ideologies Authoritarian Chiangism Communitarianism Cultural Dai Jitao Thought Monarchism Nationalist Han chauvinist Ultra Neoauthoritarianism Social Traditionalist Confucianism Neo Legalism Ultra Principles Ancestral worship Asian values Authority Duty Elitism Exceptionalism Familialism Filial piety Hierarchy Imperialism Sinicization Irredentism Unification Law and order Loyalty Mandate of Heaven Meritocracy One China Patr...

Dr. No (film)

Dr. NoPoster film Dr. No.SutradaraTerence YoungProduserHarry SaltzmanAlbert R. BroccoliSkenarioRichard MaibaumJohanna HarwoodBerkely MatherBerdasarkanDr. Nooleh Ian FlemingPemeran Sean Connery Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman Jack Lord Anthony Dawson Zena Marshall John Kitzmiller Eunice Gayson Bernard Lee Penata musikMonty NormanSinematograferTed MoorePenyuntingPeter R. HuntPerusahaanproduksiEon ProductionsDistributorUnited ArtistsTanggal rilis 5 Oktober 1962 (1962-10-05) (Britani...

 

Inishlyre

Island in Clew Bay, Ireland This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Inishlyre – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) InishlyreNative name: Inis LaidhreInishlyreGeographyLocationAtlantic OceanCoordinates53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W&#...

 

1972年冬季奥林匹克运动会奖牌榜

1972年冬季奥林匹克运动会奖牌榜地点 日本札幌摘要金牌数最多 苏联（8）奖牌总数最多 苏联（16） ← 1968 奥林匹克运动会奖牌榜 1976 → 以下是1972年冬季奥林匹克运动会奖牌统计。国际奥林匹克委员会并非认同此奖牌榜中各国的奖牌排名，本表仅供参考之用。 以背景色标示的是冬奥会举办国，最多奖牌数以粗体显示。 1972年冬季奥林匹克运动会奖牌�...

Josep Maria Espinàs

Cet article est une ébauche concernant un écrivain espagnol et un journaliste espagnol. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Josep Maria EspinásJosep Maria Espinàs en 2014.BiographieNaissance 7 mars 1927BarceloneDécès 5 février 2023 (à 95 ans)BarceloneNationalité espagnoleFormation Ordre des frères des écoles pies (école primaire) (jusqu'en 1945)Université de Barcelone (diplôme en d...

 

الشاب عزيز

الشاب عزيز معلومات شخصية اسم الولادة بوجمعة بشيري الميلاد 1 يناير 1968(1968-01-01)قسنطينة الوفاة 20 سبتمبر 1996 (28 سنة)مقبرة جبل وحش بقسنطينة الجنسية  الجزائر الحياة الفنية الاسم المستعار عزيز النوع السطايفي - الشاوي الآلات الموسيقية الغناء المهنة مغني اللغات العربية  تعديل مص...

 

Colonia della Virginia

Colonia della Virginia Colonia della Virginia - Localizzazione Dati amministrativiNome completoDominion e colonia della Virginia Nome ufficialeColony of Virginia Lingue ufficialiInglese Lingue parlateInglese CapitaleWilliamsburg (1699-1776) Jamestown (1607-1699) Dipendente da Regno d'Inghilterra (1607-1707) Regno di Gran Bretagna (1707-1776) PoliticaForma di StatoColonia Forma di governoMonarchia costituzionale Organi deliberativiCamera dei Cittadini Nascita1607 con Giacomo I d'Inghilter...

Levine Toilolo

American football player (born 1991) American football player Levine ToiloloToilolo with the Falcons in 2016No. 80, 87, 83, 85Position:Tight endPersonal informationBorn: (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 (age 33)San Diego, California, U.S.Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Weight:268 lb (122 kg)Career informationHigh school:Helix (La Mesa, California)College:Stanford (2009–2012)NFL draft:2013 / round: 4 / pick: 133Career history Atlanta Falcons (2013–2017)...

 

Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs

1444 battle of the Old Zürich War This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 47°32′31″N 7°37′05″E / 47.542°N 7.618°E / 47.542; 7....