Mitchell Funk
Williamsburg Bridge with Graffiti Gate, 2017
Inkjet archival print
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152.4 cm
$ 4,600.00
Graffiti in depth. The porous wire netting of the gate lends dimensionality and depth of physical space to a traditional flat graffiti wall. Beyond the initial gate, the viewer's eyes...
Graffiti in depth. The porous wire netting of the gate lends dimensionality and depth of physical space to a traditional flat graffiti wall. Beyond the initial gate, the viewer's eyes travel down the railroad tracks to encounter stage two of a graffiti wall. Physical riders of the J Line subway train are treated to a moving Graffiti art exhibition as they await the final destination. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. br Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. br The print is signed, dated, and numbered with an edition of 2\\u002F15. It's signed lower right recto. Other sizes are available and it's unframed. br 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