The exploding galaxy and the power of rock music
Martin Sharp, Roundhouse UFO , 50 x 76 cm., silkscreen print in gold, silver, and dayglo pink and orange inks on white stock. Osiris Agency Ltd., OA120, London, September 1967. Undoubtedly one of the most stunningly psychedelic and rarest of Australian artist Martin Sharp's posters from the 1960s is that produced for the final two concerts held at the Roundhouse UFO venue in London during late September 1967. Promoting the appearance of bands such as Dantalians Chariot, Ten Years After and Jeff Beck, and performance artists Mark Boyles, David Medalla and Contessa Veronica, the work is an amazing expression of psychedelic colour, imagery and sound. As was recently noted in a survey of British graphic design since the 1960s: Sharp's imagery, seen in his Roundhouse and Dylan posters, has an electrifying graphic intensity that few products of the design business could match. Sharp does not advertise a lifestyle; he exhibits a state of mind (Poynor 2004). At the top of