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Chrysler Building Spire and McDonald's Graphic Red Sign,

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
For 53 years, Mithcell Funk has been photographing the art deco beauty of the Chrysler Building. In this work, Funk frames the iconic spire between two other rectilinear shapes. On the left, there is a typical monochromatic glass skyscraper. On the right looms the left side of a Mcdonald's sign. It's composed of a flat fire engine red color with a yellow stripe which seems to echo the shape of the Chrysler spire. The pictorial space of the sign appears as large as the glass skyscraper. Funk accomplishes that with camera angle, depth of field, and overall artistic savvy. Mitchell Funk’s investigation into the essential nature of color photography’s potential is on full display in this radical statement of color, shape, and perspective.
Signed and dated on the lower right and numbered lower right, 3/15 Printed later, other sizes available, unframed - 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 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, New York
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	2023
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Minimalism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	659407

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.