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Black Businessman Running Against a Colorful Background

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
A black businessman is captured dashing down the street against a colorful wall. The image is slightly blurred, adding a sense of beauty and moodiness to the image and creating harmony between the man and his environment.
This image is signed, dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper 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. For the last 50 years, Mitchell Funk has endlessly explored the relationship of light, color and shape. These interactions have become the central pursuit of the artist. 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:	1996
Styles / Movements:	Color Field, Color, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	653715

Dimensions

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