Chris Booth
Chris Booth (born December 30, 1948 in Kerikeri , Bay of Islands, New Zealand ) is a sculptor and artist of a wide-ranging "land art".
life and work
Chris Booth attended Northland College from 1963 to 1967. He was introduced to the art of the indigenous Kaikohe style by Selwyn Te Ngareatua Wilson (1927–2002), the first artist from the Maori folk group, who studied at an art school from 1945, namely at the Elam School of Art in Auckland . From 1967 Booth attended the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury, Christchurch , where Tom Taylor was his sculptor teacher.
For his meter-high sculpture "Echo der Veluwe" on the edge of an open space of the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Hoge Veluwe Nature Park, he selected 310 boulders from the immediate vicinity, with which he formed an inclined spiral.
Sculptures in Germany
Booth can be seen in Germany:
- Steinbergen Strata, 2000: Sculpture in Steinbergen (Lower Saxony)
- Tinder Sponge, 1999: Sculpture in the Müritz National Park
Remarks
- ↑ Chris Booth at work on his sculpture "Te Whiringa O Manoko" - "Manoko's Choice" - in his hometown of Kerikeri in 2009.
Individual proof
- ^ Kröller-Müller Museum (ed.): Chris Booth . In: Kröller-Müller Museum. German edition. 2015. ISBN 978-90-73313-40-8 . P. 32, 33.
- ↑ Steinbergen Strata, 2000. In: chrisbooth.co.nz. Retrieved February 25, 2020 (English, with pictures).
- ↑ Tinder Sponge , 1999. In: chrisbooth.co.nz. Retrieved February 25, 2020 (English, with pictures).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Booth, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand |