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Chrysler Building: The Smokestack and the Skyscraper

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Before Long Island City blossomed into a landscape of high-rise residential development, it was a gritty industrial area. One of the iconic images of the LIC was four monumental smokestacks from an abandoned factory. Photographer Mitchell Funk viewed the smokestacks as less than utilitarian objects and envisioned them more as skyscrapers. He created this hybrid image in 1980, where a smokestack and a skyscraper coexist in the same pictorial space. He photographed them in silhouette to reduce them to simple shapes, achieving a feat of fantastic design. In the foreground, a time exposure of car lights leads the eye into his deeply impressive new vision of Midtown Manhattan.
The image is part of a new epic exhibition, Mitchell Funk Photographs The Chrysler Building for 50 Years.
The Chrysler Building is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Yet Mitchell Funk's photographs of it are anything but a tourist snapshot. For 50 years, Funk has been celebrating and rediscovering it visually in a way that exemplifies the innovative spirit of its creators.
The work is signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, with other sizes available, 60 x 40 , and it's 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

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1980-1999
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	1980
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	812983

Dimensions

W.	29 in;	H.	43 in;
W.	73.66 cm;	H.	109.22 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.