Robert Funk
Hedge Fun - How the Rich do Street Art - Star Island, 2020
Inkjet Archival Print
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm
$ 6,500.00
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. br Street Art from the rich is to be found on every turn on Miami Beach's Star Island. Hedge...
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. br Street Art from the rich is to be found on every turn on Miami Beach's Star Island. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-end condos and ritzy commercial establishments. Shrubs, bushes, and trees are transformed from organic shapes into man-made graphics. They become stripped of surrounding detail to the point that they become abstract in their impact. On any given day in South Florida, there is an army of landscaping trucks with gardeners and groundsmen working meticulously to beautify the street scape. Before there was Robert Smithson, Richard Long, Carl Andre and Donald Judd there were artists that preceded them in making minimalist earthworks sculpture. They are been around for millennia. In recent times, there are referred to as Landscapers. Their material of choice is living plants. More specifically Boxwood but also Privet, Hawthorn, Beech, Yew, Leyland Cypress, Hemlock, Arborvitae, Barberry, Holly, Oleander, and Lavender. I am interpreting their creations with the camera. I salute them all and the living art they make and cultivate.