Description
ソラリゼーションは、マン・レイの助手であり恋人であったリー・ミラーが、ある時暗室の中で足下のネズミかなにかに驚き、うっかり電灯をつけてしまったことがきっかけで生まれた。現像中のネガに作用し、黒いはずの背景は白くなり、裸体の輪郭に黒い線がのこったのである。その効果で裸体は宙に浮かび、不思議な後光に包まれているように見えた。マン・レイはこの現象を「ソラリゼーション（陽光効果）」と名付け、新しい技法として発展させた。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026