Art Analysis: Painting 1982 By Peter Booth

‘Painting 1982’, an alarming artwork, created by Peter Booth captures his vision of horror and death with the use of the theme, Fantasy. Booth has created a nightmarish and confronting work that presents a variety of gruesome acts, such as cannibalism, birds devouring human flesh, people maimed and dying, and a scattering of blood, guts and bones. Intense colours assist Booth’s Neo Expressionism styled artwork to depict a harsh representation of fantasies or dreams. Peter’s image is greatly influenced by his childhood in the industrial town of Sheffield. Born in 1940, Booth had witnessed the horrors brought by the war when Sheffield was frequently bombed during WWII. ‘Painting 1982’ has often been portrayed as the most disturbing image in Australian