Mitchell Funk
Brooklyn Row Houses with Candy Store and 19th-century buildings, 1970
Inkjet Archival Print
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm
$ 5,000.00
Typical Brooklyn street with 19th-century buildings captured with late afternoon light. It is noteworthy how beautiful this scene looks without the influence of contemporary iconography. The street light positioned in...
Typical Brooklyn street with 19th-century buildings captured with late afternoon light. It is noteworthy how beautiful this scene looks without the influence of contemporary iconography. The street light positioned in the upper right quadrant acts as a compositional counter-balance. br Signed dated and numbered 2\\u002F15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later br 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