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Church in Reykjavik, Iceland: Modern Photography Cover

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Signed dated, numbered 4/15 recto printed later, unframed, other sizes available

The photographer places a 7-inch yellow plastic ball in front of iconic church steeples. He is introducing a prop into the photography process. The graphic image is symmetrically balanced and composed of primary colors. It's a staged photo. The bold architectonic shapes of the church and bright yellow of the ball create an image that is a stylistic signature of its author.

Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art.
His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations.
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 and Life Magazine among
others.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	inkjet archival print
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1979
Styles / Movements:	Color Field, Modernism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	319684

Dimensions

W.	60 in;	H.	40 in;
W.	152.4 cm;	H.	101.6 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.