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Revision as of 06:01, 14 May 2010
Fantasy Unlimited was a multimedia artists collective in New York.
The collective was founded by Peter Nevard in 1967. One of the co-founders was David Edward Byrd, who Peter knew from art school. The collective lived and worked on a 110 acre farm on the bank of the Neversink River in Port Jervis, NY.[1] Peter Nevard was the leader and had most of the equipment and financial know-how.
The collective consisted of seven artists and did about one major commercial light show a month. These were then called Press Shows - a new product was presented with Light Show Ballyhoo, all with strobe lights, liquid projections, slide projections, film, smoke, bubbles, and modern dancers in flesh body suits. David Edward Byrd created projections, art slides, and glass paintings and ran special effects during the various shows.
Notable work:
- Clairol, "The Innocence of Blonde" with Cheryl Tiegs (for Clairol's Innocent Blond range of products)
- Yardley cosmetics, "The Yardley London Look" with Jean Shrimpton
- Bill Blass, "The Bill Blass Collection" [2]
but also
- Bloomingdale's
- Boussac of France (fabrics, now part of Pierre Frey[3])
- Dayton’s of Minneapolis
- Ralph Lauren
- Oscar de la Renta
- Tenneco Chemicals
among others.
In early 1968, work was started for Bill Graham for venues of major stars in the new Fillmore East Ballroom in Manhattan’s East Village.
In the period 1968-1973 Fantasy Unlimited created posters for The Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Mothers of Invention, Leon Russell, Santana, Ravi Shankar, Traffic and Bill Graham favourite the Grateful Dead.
Further reading
- O'Hagan, Helen, Kathleen Rowold; Bill Blass: An American Designer; Harry N. Abrams Inc. ; 272pp; ISBN 0810932806
- Shrimpton, Jean; Jean Shrimpton: An Autobiography; Time Warner Paperbacks; 1991; 254 pp; ISBN 0747409625
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thumb|left|200px|Poster created for Bill Graham by Fantasy Unlimited