Christopher Orchard: The uncertainty of the poet
Margot Osborne, Roy Ananda, Julia Robinson, Rod Taylor and Peter Goldsworthy
Wakefield Press
Christopher Orchard is the feature artist of the South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) and this monograph is the 19th book in the series produced by the event. Surveying his artistic career from the early 1970s and his role as an educator and mentor, this title charts the evolution of Orchard’s style with a focus on its existential quest, and the power of drawing and sculpture, the ‘bald man’ and paintings to navigate it. Alongside biographical details, stories of international travel, work as well as exhibitions that signpost development over the years the book is generously illustrated and divided thoughtfully by the poetry of Peter Goldsworthy.
