Robert Funk Photography

A two-inch plastic toy figure of a suited man is placed on top of an extended firetruck ladder. The toy truck and man are placed on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights building and positioned directly in front of the lower Manhattan skyline. At the time, it was the very center of of world commerce. The two-inch toy man raises above the tallest and most important buildings , including the recently finished World Trade Center Twin Towers. Clearly, this man is above it all and this photo is more than child's play. The work is signed, numbered 2/15, dated and titled lr. printed later, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy, doll, miniature, plastic thingies and staged photography. He also photographs his own 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 1970's and early 1980's. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg...

Street Art is today's dominant contemporary art movement. Yet it has overlooked the obvious. It’s the luscious landscaping from the rich. Street art made from plants has been beauti...

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 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...

Double portrait of colorful peacocks with shimmering plumage set against a verdant background. Robert Funk is a photographer and New York advertising art director for Print and TV....

Natural shapes become abstract living plant sculptures. With the right light and composition, a garden is really a sculpture garden. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, ...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Landscaping art aesthetically is the opposite of the generally accepted meaning of Graffiti Street Ar...

Signed, Dated, Numbered 3/15, unframed, printed later, other sizes available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper They're doing the "Swirl". The roses are stationary but do to th...

Signed, Dated, Numbered 3/15, unframed, other sizes available.printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper They're doing the "Swirl". The roses are stationary but do to th...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Street Art from the rich is to be found on every corner in Naples. It's a city with perhaps more flo...

They're doing the "Swirl." The roses are stationary, but their circular structure gives the illusion that they are rotating or dancing. This is straight photography without digital m...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. In Naples, Florida Street Art abounds. It's a city with perhaps more flowers than weeds. Hedge Fun ...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Street Art Made by the Rich. It's organic. The Biltmore Hotel area of Coral Gables defines old Florida charm and elegance. Hedge Fun...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-...

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Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. The natural phenomena of trees and shrubs is augmented by the added illumination effects of violet and...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. The natural phenomena of trees and shrubs is augmented by the added illumination effects of violet and purple. Nature provide the basics and then man manipulates them. The result is "Hedge Fun - Flamingo Park...

This is not colorful fall foliage. This is artistic interpretation. Why do trees change color? Because it's the intent of the artist to depict them that way. In this tropical abstr...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Website and monitors render color differently. Green sometimes becomes more saturated. I think the mo...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. On ultra-exclusive Hibiscus Island, Street Art made the Rich abounds. It's an unspoken requirement t...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-e...

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-en...

Shipping is $100. Art made by God. The first photo enlarged should be most accurate for color. You will see delicate purple, lavender and green hues Shot with a Hi-res 36 megap...

The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned b...

Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-end condos and ritzy commercial establishments. Shrubs, bu...

The interaction of light and shadow, abstract and realistic, monochromatic and bright colors, and textual elements with typographic symbols iare explored in this image. It's simple...

Trees Turn Purple - Miami Beach Shot with a Hi-res 36 megapixel camera which yields beautiful detail. The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the lar...

Trees taste good. The first image enlarged is most accurate for color. Signed, dating and numbered 4/15 recto, unframed, other sizes available. printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle...

Pink Bird Pastel Colors - The Beady-Eye of the Bird is echoed in the lens reflections. Just to the left of the wing, there is a wide circle with and smaller...

Bossa Nova Blue Trees The 1st image enlarged, should be most accurate for color. Does Gold grow on Trees? Sometimes! Shot with a Hi-res 36 megapixel camera which yields beautifu...

Shipping should be around $100 - The true color is most accurate in the 1st image when you expand it to the larger size. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed, other size...

In Orange Tree, nature becomes an abstract of vibrant color. Shot with a Hi-res 36 megapixel camera which yields beautiful detail. The true color is most accurate in the 1st image ...

Shipping should be around $100. Bossa Nova Blue Trees Shot with a Hi-res 36 mega pixel camera which yeilds beautiful detail. Signed, dating and numbered 2...

Tree Lost in Thought in Green and Purple was shot in Hi-res that brings out selective foliage detail. Trees are Art made by God. Signed, dating and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed...

Shipping should be around $100. Jubilation Trees are Art made by God. View this image on 1stdibs in its most enlarged form to get the proper color relationships of vibrant red, bright scarlet and cinnabar. The framed image may give you the most accurate color as the framed image is set against a grey wall. Shot with a Hi-res Nikon camera...

Shipping should be around $100. Get lost in a floral dreamscape of vermillion, magenta, green and pink rendered with vivacious energy. We promise you will emerge in a happy state...

Royal Poincianas in bloom are glowing with magical light while punctuated with dual light sources from the street lights. Subtle colors of reds and blu...

Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available. Robert Funk was widely published in the 1970's and 1980's. He is an Art Director, Painter and Photo...

A cornucopia of understated color meets a lush tropical wall of foliage. Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle...

Shipping should be around $100. A cornucopia of understated color meets a lush tropical wall of foliage. Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, other sizes available

Simmering silver water underpins a group of sailboats punctuated by a small boat in the foreground. The image takes on the look of traditional Asian art with its simplicity and per...

A cornucopia of understated color meets a lush tropical wall of foliage. Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper

It's a cornucopia of cotton candy colors. A blanket of beautiful flowers in pink shot in America's most beautiful city... San Francisco. Signed, numbered, and dated 3/15 lr recto, unframed, printed later. other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography...

The timelessness of pyramids is punctuated with a dreamy terracotta classcial head. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 4/15, unframed, other sizes available Printed on Hah...

Signed, numbered and dated lower right 3/15 . unframed, other sizes available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a painter, advertising art director and photogra...

Shipping should be around $100 - Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available

Signed, numbered and dated lower right 3/15 . unframed, other sizes available. printed later Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a painter, advertising art directo...

Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available. printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk was widely published in the 1970's ...

A cornucopia of understated color meets a lush tropical wall of foliage. Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, other size available

This is a photograph. The Mutted cool and warm greys with desaturated color hair accents update a familiar subject. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, ot...

Shipping should be around a $100. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 2/15 unframed, other sizes available

Nature displays itself in a beautiful and abstract way. The Royal Poinciana tree is art by God. Signed, dating and numbered 3/15 recto, unframed, ot...

A formal composition of stacked fruit. Signed dated and numbered lower right., 3/15 printed later, other sizes available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemü...

Signed, dated and numbered 4/15 unframed , other size available , Inkjet archival print. printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a photographer and art di...

Roman bronze figure after the antique is capture in an introspective moment. Highlights on the eyelids accent the dreamy quality of the gaze. Signed, dated and numbered lower rig...

This is a straight shot. The miniature tourist keepsakes were placed on the ledge of the roof of building on 8th ave. Late afternoon light and a magical sky adds to the intrigue a...

Late light strikes two metal souvenirs placed on a ledge and set against the midtown skyline. Shot with a 20mm lens with maximum depth of field to rende...

Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy, doll, miniature and staged photography. The Silver Man is actually a figure from a trophy. He held it in his left hand, while he took the photo wit...