Mitchell Funk Pioneer of Sci Fi Photography and Design, 1981

Starting in the early 1970s, photographer Mitchell Funk pioneered a new field of visual imagery.  We will call it Sci-Fi photography.  In the late 1970's, he did ad work for the now-defunct Omni Magazine and contributed to the design of Sci-Fi movie posters such as Logan's Run, Embryo, and Tommy.  The above image was a concept piece for Omni and is characterized by acutely bold colors and radical design, punctuated by an ultimate man in a da Vinci pose.  Forty-five years after its creation, this trailblazing image looks fresh and contemporary, prefiguring much of contemporary Sci Fi imagery. 

The Ultimate Man , 1981,  Ed. 2/15  40 x 60 archival priment print Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper 

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