The first peice of artwork I looked at is called Cadeau (Gift).
This peice of artwork is an example of a rectified readymade. "Readymades are everyday manufactured goods that are deemed to be art merely by virtue of the artist's selection of them as such". This readymade is an painted flat iron with a row of tacks that are glued to the bottom. The reason this is a rectified readymade is because a rectified readymade is a readymade that has been modified by the artist. In this peice, Ray modified the iron by gluing the tacks to the bottom.
The second piece of artwork I looked at is called Rayograph.
This piece of artwork is an example of a photogram. A photogram is defined as a "camera-less photographic print that records the placement of objects on photosensitive paper that has been exposed to light". This creates an abstract photograph. The objects that Ray photographed using this technique is obviously camera negatives. If you look closely, it looks like there is another object in there but you cant really tell what exactly it is. This piece is my favorite because the negatives are transparent which looks really neat and if you zoom the piece in, you can kind of make out that photo that is actually on the negative. In one part, it looks like a womans torso area (but that is just what I am seeing, Im not sure if I am correct). Also, if you zoom in to the top left hand corner, you can even see a fingerprint.
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