Bonsai. The art of Living Sculpture

BONSAI pays tribute to the artistry and design behind these fascinating miniature trees. The text compares the ancient art of bonsai to the traditional arts and focuses on the specific design elements of the bonsai - the roots, trunk, branches, foliage, and container - and discusses how bonsai artists manipulate elements for a specific effect. Unlike traditional arts, bonsai requires working with material that is alive and ever-changing, presenting unique challenges and rewards.


Featured are photographs from the most highly regarded bonsai artists through the world. The bonsai photographed are not only the most popular juniper, elm, and boxwood, but also the more exotic or colorful rhododendron, crabapple, wisteria, bougainvillea. A useful reference section provides a list of public bonsai collections worldwide