Sharper: 1980-2013 - Part Two, Bringing it All Back Home

by Lowell Tarling

Martin Sharp was an integral part of pop art in the 1960s, magnified through his covers for OZ magazine in Sydney and London, his covers for Cream, and posters of Dylan, Hendrix and Donovan. His efforts at making The Yellow House and Luna Park cultural precincts were aided by his screen prints and exhibitions to flaunt the work of others, especially the singer Tiny Tim. In this second of two volumes, Lowell Tarling offers us a way into the enigmatic and reclusive artist through his extensive interviews with Sharp and all of his trusted friends, touching on the many dramas of life at Sharp's home studio Wirian, his productions and search for meaning with regard to the Luna Park fire, his spiritual search, and his death in 2013.

226 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2018

Reviews

[Jeff Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

what a wonderful person, eccentric as hell with a beautiful big heart, deserves all the accolades, exhibitions, memorials just to remind us he woz here