{"product_id":"martin-sharp-max-ernst-the-birdman","title":"MARTIN SHARP \/ Max Ernst, The Birdman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Sharp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Ernst, The Birdman, 1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColour screenprint on silver foil paper\u003cbr\u003e72.6 x 50.9cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBig O Posters Ltd, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVery good. Minor crinkling throughout, consistent with the reflective silver foil stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"779\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDesigned by Australian artist Martin Sharp in 1967, \u003cstrong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eMax Ernst. The Birdman\u003c\/strong\u003e pays homage to one of Surrealism's most influential figures. Drawing on Ernst's recurring bird alter ego, Loplop, Sharp transforms a nineteenth-century engraving through his distinctive language of collage, vivid fluorescent colour and appropriation, producing one of the defining images of London's psychedelic underground.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"781\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eAfter relocating from Sydney to London in 1966, Sharp became a central figure in the city's counterculture, co-founding \u003cem data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"905\"\u003eOz\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and producing iconic posters for artists including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Cream. While much of his work celebrated music and popular culture, posters such as \u003cem data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eMax Ernst. The Birdman\u003c\/em\u003e reveal the deeper artistic lineage behind his practice, connecting psychedelic graphic design with the irreverence and dream logic of Surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1482\"\u003ePrinted on reflective silver foil paper and published by Big O Posters, the work remains one of Sharp's most celebrated poster designs and an enduring example of the intersection between fine art and the visual culture of the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MARTIN SHARP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52830751064345,"sku":null,"price":6600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/5024\/2841\/files\/IMG_0109-copy_b1cf0813-9a8a-4144-bbe9-db546ef99691.jpg?v=1784116795","url":"https:\/\/landslide.sydney\/products\/martin-sharp-max-ernst-the-birdman","provider":"Landslide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}