カリフォルニア時代のマン・レイ

─クヌド・メリルの「フラックス」との比較を通して

抄録

Man Ray, American artist, went to France in 1921 asking for a place of new activity. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he returned to his country in 1940, and spent about 10 years in Los Angeles. However, while attention has focused on the photographic works of the surrealist period of the 1920s and 1930s, his activities during his stay in California is rarely discussed. One considers Man Ray led a retired life there. In this paper, focusing on the fact that Man Ray was involved in an abstract art group called “Open Circle”, we examine about his California era. In particular, our purpose is to report on his activities in the Californian art field through his relationship with the painter Knud Merrild born in Denmark, who produced the paintings and named them “Flux” with techniques such as Dripping and Pouring. Attempts to elucidate artistic activities of Man Ray in Los Angeles allow us to move away from the post war art history which explains the center of art was transferred from France to the United States, namely New York. It will also be an opportunity to review the history of art from a local perspective.