Anita Bunn in “Terra Firma” art show in MB
Anita Bunn, “Ambient 5”In the landscape sublime Photographer Anita Bunn is in “Terra Firma,” opening Friday in Manhattan Beach Several months ago I saw a photograph of a tree which held my attention. It was taken by Anita Bunn, now among those featured in “Terra Firma,” opening tomorrow (reception from 6 to 9 p.m.) at the Manhattan Beach Art Center. (Other artists include Fatemeh Burnes, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Lowell Nickel, Jacalyn Lopez Garcia and Nicholas Cesar Colon.) Fundamentally speaking, my having seen that tree is the reason you’re reading this story. That tree is also a portal into Anita Bunn’s insights about the art, the craft, the mystique and purpose of photography. Anita Bunn, “Ambient 1”Branching out “Well, I’ve always loved trees,” Bunn replies to my arboreal remark; “I’ve always loved clouds, all those kinds of things that take on this sculptural form. If you take a beginning photography class there are (various) no-no’s — trees, babies, puppies, flowers with raindrops on them; those are all kind of cliche items: off-limits.” Closer to snapshots, really, and the staples of family albums. But if one is intrigued by, let’s say babies with puppies, and yet yearns to…
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