Les Grands Trans-Parents Oval Mirror by Man Ray

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An iconic design mirror that reveals its special, unexpected touch in any room, filtering its reflection through wordplay screen-printed on the glass.

A mirror that reveals its special, unexpected, touch wherever it is used, the enigmatic wordplay screen-printed on the glass merging with whatever is being reflected. Created by Man Ray, the American painter, photographer and film- maker. One of the more radical and multi-talented exponents of both Dada and Surrealism, he was particularly renowned for his love of experimentation, which included his achieving some extremely innovative results using air- brushes, photographic film, and common objects. This oval mirror, is backed with stiff polyurethane, and derives from a larger piece created by the artist, adapting a Surrealist artwork into an object for everyday use. This mirror has been in production since 1971, as part of Ultramobile by Simon and now part of the Cassina SimonCollezione.

The oval mirror evolved from one of the artist’s famous works that, in this case, recreates the text on a larger surface, adapting a Surrealist object to everyday use with extraordinary wit.