Peter Booth: A Landscape of Dreams and Anxiety Peter Booth (born November 2, 1940) is an Australian figurative and surrealist painter, considered one of the key late-20th-century Australian artists. His oeuvre is characterized by a profound emotional resonance—often dark narratives interwoven with esoteric symbolism—reflecting formative experiences rooted in Sheffield’s industrial heritage and its scarred history during World War II. From his early years amidst blackened factories and bombed buildings, Booth developed an artistic vision deeply attuned to the anxieties of modernity and the su…