Chris Booth is one of New Zealand's most exciting contemporary sculptors. This book features 34 of his sculptures from around the world.
With a rapidly developing international reputation, Chris Booth is best known for his large stone columns and environmental sculptures. He has produced major works in New Zealand and Australia, but also England, Germany, France, Denmark and Italy.
Booth's sensitivity to the environmental appropriateness of his sculptures is matched by a commitment to involving indigenous and local people in the conception of the work, the sourcing of materials and the construction of the sculpture itself.
Each of the 34 sculptures included in this book is represented by several colour images, including photographs of the finished work and sequences showing the sourcing of materials, the planning and construction of the sculpture, and in some cases the maturing or weathering of the work.
The book is introduced by three prominent art historians: Edward Lucie-Smith discusses Booth's works in Europe and the United Kingdom; Ken Scarlett in Australia; and Gregory O'Brien in New Zealand.
