{"product_id":"a-selective-eye-richard-wotton","title":"A Selective Eye - Richard Wotton","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fifty years, Whanganui’s photographer Richard Wotton has quietly observed the world through his camera. Largely self-taught, he belongs to the generation of New Zealand photographers inspired by ‘The Active Eye’ exhibition of 1975, which helped redefine photography as a serious artistic practice in this country. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work shares the directness and clarity of American photographers Walker Evans and Paul Strand yet remains unmistakably his own: patient, precise and deeply attentive to the play of light. Through architecture, interiors, landscapes and portraits, Wotton transforms ordinary subjects into quietly compelling studies of form, atmosphere and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis substantial volume surveys the breadth of Wotton's practice, bringing together beautifully reproduced images of architecture, landscapes, portraits and intimate interiors. Throughout, his work is marked by a calm, contemplative vision that favours careful observation over spectacle, revealing the enduring beauty found in everyday environments. Richard's career and photographs are thoughtfully explored by his longtime friend and supporter, photography critic and former Whanganui resident, Peter Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeither nostalgic nor documentary in the conventional sense, Richard Wotton's photographs invite us to slow down and look again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 204 pages, dimensions 240 x 300 x 20mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Wotton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48044843532446,"sku":"selectiveeye","price":140.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/8729\/3248\/files\/A-Selective-Eye-Cover-sq.jpg?v=1786939482","url":"https:\/\/shop.sarjeant.org.nz\/products\/a-selective-eye-richard-wotton","provider":"Te Whare O Rehua Sarjeant Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}