"Artists who have a style of their own".
Robert Funk Fine Art LLC presents mostly narrative art grounded in academic traditions and strong conceptual thinking, with a style instantly recognizable as their own. Most of our artists are no longer alive. Their work still resonates and, in many cases, has laid the groundwork and as a reference for many contemporary artists. We showcase an eclectic group of artworks based on the quality of each work rather than fads or database or museum trends. Director Robert Funk brings a multi-perspective approach to presenting art. He had good teachers. He studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyperrealist 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, Art Collector and Internet Pioneer. These diverse visual experiences have led his thinking beyond the buzz of the myopic art world. He believes the commercial art world acts as a primary source for the fine art world. "The big secret…most fine art when not copying other fine art, outright copies commercial art.
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Mitchell Funk Photographs the Chrysler Building for 50 years
The Chrysler Building is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Yet the photographs of it by Mitchell Funk are anything but a tourist snapshot. For 50 years, Funk has been rediscovering it visually in a way that exemplifies the innovated spirit of it's creators.
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Mitchell Funk: Color in the 1970s
He shot color when color wasn't coolIn 1970, Mitchell Funk participated in one of the first ' Color Photography' shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show 'Images en Couleur, curated by Henri Ghent. Since the... -
Women Illustrators of the Golden Age
Mary Blair and the Gang 2 April 2026 - 10 March 2019Will this be the next major art movement to be discovered? The work of these mid-century and later illustrators is even more important today, as many ultra-contemporary artists are copying... -
Ray Johhson, Box With Hinge Nassau County Museum of Art, 1960
Wood, Wood,Ink,Cardboard, Screw 16 × 14 3/5 × 3 in | 40.6 × 37.1 × 7.6 cm with frame included February 16, 2019Ray Johnson, creator of the Mail Art Movement in the early 1960s, bypassed traditional galleries to distribute this art directly through the U.S. Postal Service. Mail art assemblage titled 'Box...
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