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Shirtless Man with Hat Against Pink Wall in Chelsea, Manhattan

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
An unexpectedly bright magenta wall serves as a background for a hatted passerby. In 1970 very few people were shooting in color, and just a handful of photographers exploited the color aspect of color photography. The color of the magenta wall is a subject in the same way as the man. 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. 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 - Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed. pointed later. This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle paper.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	inkjet archival print
Creation Date:	1970
Styles / Movements:	Color Field, Color, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	587018

Dimensions

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

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.