his expulsion from the surrealist group.
             Modernism was a major influence on the art practice of both Man Ray and Salvador Dali. It was characterized by the deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish between many styles of art. Modernism was a movement interested in new types of media for use while expressing feelings and ideas. The modernist theory was about creating abstractions and fantasies, rather than representing what is real. Both Man Ray and Salvador Dali were influenced by the modernist movement as they "suggested new ways of organizing reality,"(Curotto). Man Ray also experimented with every conceivable medium including assisted readymades, photographs, photograms and assorted assemblages of rubbish. This kind of art requires its audience to observe and interpret the work carefully in order to interpret coded meanings about the artist, his intentions, and his influences.
             Duchamp, "a father of Dadaism" was one of Man Ray's greatest influences as well as a close friend. Together the two attempted to bring the Dada movement to America. Dadaism was an attempt to create work so absurd it confused the viewer's sense of reality and challenged the audience's perceptions of the nature of art. The Dadaists would take everyday objects and present them as if they were finished works of art. They questioned the values of artworks and challenged the ideas of art as a commodity. For example, Man Ray's assisted ready-made: Indestructible Object, an old Metronome with a photograph of an eye
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