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Martin Sharp

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'Martin wore tight pants that were striped red, white and blue, like a Union Jack, and an embroidered Afghan vest. In front of his face he carried, like a lollipop, a smile on a stick. As he went, he bowed to passers-by. Even on King's Road, he stood out.'

Martin Sharp's art was as singular as his style. He blurred the boundaries of high art and low with images of Dylan, Hendrix and naked flower children that defined an era. Along the way the irreverent Australian was charged with obscenity and collaborated with Eric Clapton as he drew rock stars and reprobates into his world.

In this richly told and beautifully written biography, Joyce Morgan captures the loneliness of a privileged childhood, the heady days of the underground magazine Oz as well as the exuberant creativity of Swinging London and beyond.

Sharp pursued his quixotic dream to realise van Gogh's Yellow House in Australia. He obsessively championed eccentric singer Tiny Tim and was haunted by Sydney's Luna Park. Charismatic and paradoxical, he became a recluse whose phone never stopped ringing.

There was no one like Martin Sharp. When he died, he was described as a stranger in a strange land who left behind a trail of stardust.


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Publisher: Allen & Unwin

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781925575019
  • File size: 13649 KB
  • Release date: January 25, 2017

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781925575019
  • File size: 13649 KB
  • Release date: January 25, 2017

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781925575019
  • File size: 24916 KB
  • Release date: January 25, 2017

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
PDF ebook

Languages

English

'Martin wore tight pants that were striped red, white and blue, like a Union Jack, and an embroidered Afghan vest. In front of his face he carried, like a lollipop, a smile on a stick. As he went, he bowed to passers-by. Even on King's Road, he stood out.'

Martin Sharp's art was as singular as his style. He blurred the boundaries of high art and low with images of Dylan, Hendrix and naked flower children that defined an era. Along the way the irreverent Australian was charged with obscenity and collaborated with Eric Clapton as he drew rock stars and reprobates into his world.

In this richly told and beautifully written biography, Joyce Morgan captures the loneliness of a privileged childhood, the heady days of the underground magazine Oz as well as the exuberant creativity of Swinging London and beyond.

Sharp pursued his quixotic dream to realise van Gogh's Yellow House in Australia. He obsessively championed eccentric singer Tiny Tim and was haunted by Sydney's Luna Park. Charismatic and paradoxical, he became a recluse whose phone never stopped ringing.

There was no one like Martin Sharp. When he died, he was described as a stranger in a strange land who left behind a trail of stardust.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Allen & Unwin

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781925575019
    File size: 13649 KB
    Release date: January 25, 2017

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781925575019
    File size: 13649 KB
    Release date: January 25, 2017

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781925575019
    File size: 24916 KB
    Release date: January 25, 2017

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English