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Guggenheim Museum Design Inspires Cloud Formation in New York City
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Description
The surrounding clouds' graphic formation pays tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum's simplified design of repetitive shapes. In this stunningly original image, Photographer Mitchell Funk captures nature's salute to America's greatest architect.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, numbered 2/15, dated and titled and lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is unframed and printed later. This work is printed on fine art Hahnemuhle 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. 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
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Documentation: Signed Origin: United States, New York Period: 2000-2021 Materials: Inkjet Archival Print Condition: Good. Excellent Creation Date: 2024 Styles / Movements: Color Field, Cubism, Contemporary Incollect Reference #: 744065 -
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.