Craig Sams, founder of Whole Earth and close friend of Larry's tells us about their lives in the sixties as well as details on our limited edition silk screen prints of the classic Lennon, Dylan and Hendrix.
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Larry appears in this 1970 film 'Getting it Straight in Notting Hill Gate', a short film of psychedelic life in the Notting Hill of the time. You can see his colourful home at 12 minutes in.
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Listen to Craig Sams talking about the 'Larry Smart RETRO-spective' exhibition in June on BBC Radio 6 Music. Skip to 43 mins for more insight into the work of Larry Smart plus background on the Bob Dylan poster we have recently discovered.First broadcast on 25th May 2017.
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The full extent of Larry’s work is not known and he died ten years ago, so we are keen to track down the ‘missing Larrys’. If you own a Larry Smart original painting or know where one is, please get in touch.
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Larry’s mandalas were the focus of light shows created by John Bloomfield, “Mr. Resistor.” The impact of the mandala was enhanced with pulsing light, increasing the op-art psychedelic effect of looking at his paintings. His mandalas were bought by Jimi Hendrix and George HarrisonJohn Bloomfield will be displaying his Larry Smart mandala at the exhibition in June along with a live psychedelic light show to help them 'perform'.
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'Larry Smart - Retro–Spective' is the first ever solo exhibition by iconic 60s pop artist Larry Smart.The works on display present an overview of the artist's work and includes: Hendrix and Lennon silkscreen prints; 60s mandala paintings with associated light show; Marrakech landscapes and townscapes; English landscapes; Whole Earth Foods packaging art; Hokusai 'wave' topiary.Original silkscreen prints of Larry’s work are on sale here.
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