Oakland-based Mary Anne Kluth explores the nexus of landscape imagery, narrative, and ideas. Inspired by vivid descriptions of the California landscape written by Whitney Expedition botanist William Brewer between 1860-1864, she explores the visual translation and contemporary theme park simulacra using her my own collection of snapshots of fake theme park landscapes. Piecing together digital and hand-cut collages to match Brewer’s journal entries, Kluth produces improbable Romantic landscapes. Kluth was featured in the 2014 City Limits exhibition, "Making Space."

Mary Anne Kluth
"A wide and rough country..." p. 229
Handcut photo collage on Hahnemuhle paper
27 x 36 inches
2014