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Mitchell Funk
Street Photography in New York - People Minimized to Colorful Abstract Shapes

2023

$7,500
£5,759.28
€6,606.80
CA$10,538.38
A$11,802.32
CHF 6,158.26
MX$144,160.27
NOK 78,350.96
SEK 73,855.17
DKK 49,305.74

About the Item

New York City pedestrians form a graphic pattern integrating with a colorful green construction wall and an orange day-glow concrete traffic barrier. Three orange day-glow stripes echo the disposition of the three figures to form a perfectly balanced composition. Street photographer Mitchell Funk composes the image with precision and exactitude reminiscent of the color-field artists of the 1960s. Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting and design to found subject matter. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. The photograph 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:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    29 x 43Price: $5,000
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385313882842

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