Chrysler Building in New York Skyline Out-of-Focus

In this deliberately out-of-focus 1979 photograph of the New York skyline from Weehawken, Mitchell Funk captures the dynamic urban energy of Mid-Town Manhattan through the expressive qualities of light. In doing so, he simultaneously records the indistinct scene with two light sources. Late afternoon, golden light bounces off shiny facades while the street and building lights begin to glow in the twilight. With no central point of focus, Funk creates a semi-abstract pattern of colorful, shimmering circles and pulsating rectangles with a hint of detail. The spire of the Chrysler Building is reduced to a series of stacked circles, yet it is identifiable. This view of the Mid-Town Manhattan is not available today due to a swell of high rise construction that transformed the look of the city.
The uploaded video on 1stDibs is coming up a bit off color. Refer to the still images for more accurate color
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed. printed latiner, 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.