Martin Sharp
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meaning.
Like many others, Sharp firmly believes that the fire was a deliberate act of terrorism aimed at destroying the park and establishing alternative interests. Like the ‘disappearance’ of anti-development activist Juanita Nielsen in 1975, the reason for the arson attack was not hard to discern. Luna Park’s unique location on the northern foreshore of the harbour, adjacent to the north-western tower of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, made it a prize of inestimable value to property developers.
Along with various other artist friends and sympathetic supporters, Sharp was instrumental in forming the Friends of Luna Park in an endeavour to lobby the State Government and remind Sydneysiders of what they stood to lose if the park was lost. Sharp’s painting Snow Job is a poignant reminder of his feelings about this matter, and if it had not been for the efforts of Sharp
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