Posters and paint
Jimi Hendrix: Catfish Blues | Flying V | Martin Sharp poster | .....a riot of colour and exuberance which defined the sixties... What makes the Hendrix print so awesome for me is that Martin mentioned he actually met Jimmy in London once over dinner and drinks! ( James Heathcote 2011 ) 1. Origins During the first half of 1968 Australian artist Martin Sharp (1942-2013), whilst living at the Pheasantry, King's Road, London, produced a stunning painting in acrylic on three layers of mylar of the American guitarist Jimi Hendrix, based on a tracing off of a live concert poster image by Linda Eastman. A variant watercolour version was shortly thereafter transformed into a page for the September 1968 edition of OZ magazine. It bore the title The Electric Circus , and an identical poster entitled Explosion was offered for sale around the same time by the Big O Poster company. This would be promoted through outlets such as Head shops and the alternate press, inc