Background
Born the son of a miner, the industrial surrounds of Sheffield had an impact on him from an early age.
Born the son of a miner, the industrial surrounds of Sheffield had an impact on him from an early age.
His work is characterised by an intense emotional power of often dark narratives, and esoteric symbolism. He and his family migrated to Australia in 1958, where he worked as a labourer for several years before attending the National Gallery School in Melbourne. In the 1980s Booth started his phase of horrifying figures, for example mutilated bodies and war scenes (sometimes with a light touch of humour), yet he always conveys a strong feeling in his art
lieutenant is even possible to almost feel what the main "character" is feeling.
This also reflects his dreams as some of his works are based upon dreams, which could also categorise him as a surrealist painter.