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Robert FunkMuscular Male and Leggy Female Figure on the Roof1981
1981
$4,000
£3,036.72
€3,500.85
CA$5,658.55
A$6,091.95
CHF 3,262.36
MX$73,405.78
NOK 41,161.89
SEK 37,669.78
DKK 26,159.74
About the Item
This is a self-portrait with a 1950s girly cut-out set against a dramatic tropical sky.
It's is a straight shot. The camera is on a tripod while the photographer slides over to become the model. The girl's cut-out is a painting that I did. Photographer photographs his own paintings and then models with it.
The work is signed, numbered 3/15, dated, and titled lr. printed later, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy, doll, miniature, plastic thingies and staged photography. He also photographs his own paintings. Most of his work is done on location. He does not use photoshop to strip in images. He doesn’t take photographs he creates photographs and has works dating from 1973. He was widely published in the 1970's and early 1980's. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish and then in Graduate School for Art History with famed critic E.C. Goossen. He went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.
- Creator:Robert Funk (1952, American)
- Creation Year:1981
- Dimensions:Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Excellent.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385313383182
Robert Funk
Robert Funk pioneered toy, doll, miniature, plastic thingies, and staged photography. He also photographs his paintings. Most of his work is done on location. He does not use Photoshop to strip in images. He doesn’t take photographs. He creates photographs and has works dating from 1973. He was widely published in the 1970s and early 1980s. Currently, he is engaged in a variety of photography projects. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish and then in Graduate School for Art History with famed critic E.C. Goossen. He went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director for Print and TV, Internet Pioneer, Art Collector, and Gallerist.
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