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Rising - Elevating - Ascending - Self-Actualization - Maslow's Pyramid

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Photographer Mitchell Funk creates a minimalist statement by capturing the interaction of two lighter-than-air substances. Horizontal clouds and a vertical jet gas exhaust interact to form a grid structure. The plane rises almost in stages as if the clouds represent different levels on a chart. The result is a striking, dramatic, and original skyscape that is imbued with symbolic meaning that would intrigue Maslow.
One could interpret this image in several ways, but the immediate reading is rising with determination to a higher level, perhaps to a state of transcendence. Except for the plane, the pictorial elements of floating clouds and lighter-than-air gas support the concept of going beyond ordinary limits, beyond one's physical requirement, or everyday experience to a higher, perhaps spiritual realm. Artistically, the image is highly visual and memorable for its utter simplicity.
The image also represents the trajectory of Mitchell Funk's oeuvre, which for 55 years has kept on going up.

The work is signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, with other sizes available, 43 x 29 - 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:	2000-2021
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	2024
Styles / Movements:	Color Field, Conceptualism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	832199

Dimensions

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