10.16.08 to
11.08.08
THESE THREE
ANITA
BUNN | KIMI KOLBA | BIANCA KOLONUSZ-PARTEE
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These Three evoke stillness that requires attention. Without hoopla,
seduction or direction we are asked to wait. It is in the moment of waiting
that we begin to realize the activity that slowly turns over the surface.
The rustling of leaves, the humming of electricity, and the whirring of motors
become the metaphors for our visceral experience. We are sensitized to subtleties
within the work and the awareness of our presence with the work. We are engaged.
These
Three artists all graduated from Claremont Graduate University at the same
time-sharing the same experience while developing their own focus and style
of practice.
Anita Bunn engages in photographing the tops of trees and the sky beyond.
“I am drawn to the tangibility of these ripe, swollen forms and the
gap, the tension that is created where the two objects meet. I seek out what
is hidden, capturing the shifting nature of things, so that the familiar becomes
new and unfamiliar.”
Kimi Kolba who is also a photographer, seeks out alienated light fighting
darkness. “I am intrigued by the idea of twilight, the sense that something
has been displaced at that time of day. Photographing during the hours of
twilight, I am more alone, more aware, and more estranged. My senses are heightened.
Color and light are different – emitting hues and tonalities unattainable
during the hours of daylight. Overlooked areas take on a stronger presence
and are more pronounced.”
Bianca Kolonuz-Partee does installations that are driven by the effects and
refuse of the international commerce on the natural landscape. “I explore
industrial landscapes that exist within the more complex and larger natural
world. I create monumental landscapes that the viewer moves through in hopes
that this simulation will allow the viewer to have their own experience of
the contemporary world.”
