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Mitchell FunkPicture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter's Surreal Dream2022
2022
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It's a picture of the unknown. We do not know who the artist is. We do not know what the subject is. We do not know where the location is. It is all left to conjecture, yet the image draws us in. The facts: Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures an unexpected image of a Plein Air Painter in Central Park. What is compelling about the work is the unorthodox cropping Funk uses. A foreground tree deliberately obfuscates the painter's identity. The viewer sees only the forearm and hand of an anonymous artist as he pencils in vague details. Raking light skims off the canvas, emphasizing its shiny rectilinear shape that pops off an undetermined verdant background. This surreal image allows the viewer to peek into an unidentified man's nebulous artistic pursuit. It raises the question. Is the viewer really looking at a painter or instead is he looking at himself ? Funk balances the dichotomy between objective reality and the subconscious in a beautiful yet thought provoking image.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 3/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others
- Creator:Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385313341622
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