Martin Sharp by Joyce Morgan

Martin Sharp by Joyce Morgan

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.

Spirited and incisive * The Australian *
A detailed, well-illustrated biography revealing a fascinating, complex man * Art Almanac *

Joyce Morgan is a former arts editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, a journalist and author of Journeys on the Silk Road. British-born and Sydney-based, she has worked as a journalist in London, Hong Kong and Sydney and has written on arts and culture for more than two decades.

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ISBN 13	9781760111755
ISBN 10	1760111759
Title	Martin Sharp
Author	Joyce Morgan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Year published	2017-01-25
Number of pages	344
Prizes	Long-listed for Stella Prize 2018 (Australia)
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