Seen through two surrounding buildings, the Chrysler Building's spire
emerges as a cool blue Art Deco statement. Photographer Mitchell Funk
selects a precise angle so that the photograph is a document of New
York's iconic spire done uniquely. It is also a minimalist study of the
interaction of abstract architectural patterns with harmonious negative
and positive spaces. With a white sky, Funk captures the ephemeral
nature of light as it plays off the glass, steel, and brick facades to
create a stunning and unexpected New York City visual.

Signed, dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are
available. The work is unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle
Fine Art 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. For the last 55 years, Mitchell Funk has endlessly
explored the relationship of light, color and shape. These interactions
have become the central pursuit of the artist.

Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of "Color Photography." In 1970, he participated in one of the first "Color Photography" shows at a major museum. The Brooklyn Museum exhibition "Images en Couleur". In 1971, He was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" by Time-Life. As well as "Color ! " American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum, and he is in the Coca-Cola Archives. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers, and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, Life Magazine and New York Magazine, and has been in The Smithsonian American Art Magazine