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Robert FunkFly to the Sky. Boy Holding Big Bird in the Bronx1976
1976
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The big bird is a painting. I painted it. It's oil on canvas. I mounted it on plywood and silhouetted it with a jigsaw. I took the silhouetted bird with me on the subway. We each had our own seat on the trip from Brooklyn to the Bronx
The station has changed. In a Google stock image photo, you can see the geniuses have destroyed the beautiful character of the station. The early 20th-century signage and lighting fixtures have been changed by soulless and cheap-looking replacements.
Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography, miniature photography and staged photography. He also photographs his own paintings. He doesn’t take photographs he creates photographs and has works dating from 1973. He was widely published in the 1970's and early 1980's.
Signed Dated 3/15 lr , Printed later, Unframed, another size available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
- Creator:Robert Funk (1952, American)
- Creation Year:1976
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
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- Condition:Excellent.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385312251262
Robert Funk
Robert Funk pioneered toy, doll, miniature, plastic thingies, and staged photography. He also photographs his paintings. Most of his work is done on location. He does not use Photoshop to strip in images. He doesn’t take photographs. He creates photographs and has works dating from 1973. He was widely published in the 1970s and early 1980s. Currently, he is engaged in a variety of photography projects. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish and then in Graduate School for Art History with famed critic E.C. Goossen. He went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director for Print and TV, Internet Pioneer, Art Collector, and Gallerist.

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