Man Ray - Le Violon d'Ingres 1919

Le Violon d'Ingres 1919

This image; so ahead of its time, Man Ray uses advanced darkroom techniques, portraying so simplistically yet beautifully the beauty of both a woman and the double bass her physique has been modelled on. This style accentuates the shapes of the women, portraying her as such a beautifully crafted instrument and portraying an instrument as a beautifully crafted woman. This image helped begin a revolution in the surrealism movement, combining it seamlessly with techniques, never before thought to be used.