Mike Hinge - 85th Birthday Anniversary - 159 - 160

Remembering Mike and his psychedelic world. Art genius and all round extraordinaire, born 9/08/1931 Mike Hinge would have been 85 years old today. I feel I have got to know Mike through his friends, that have contributed to my blog, which I am grateful. Mike had great friends.

 Hinge, "POW" Date unknown. Approximately 31.5 x 31.5cm. Signed.

Hinge, "Dynamic" Date unknown. Approximately 31.5 x 31.5cm. Signed.

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A psychedelic burst of colour curls and shapes, this is the second picture (of two) which I purchased from a collector about a year ago. The other is the psychedelic angel I posted in 148, on the occasion of Mike's birthday.

Mike Hinge - Marker pen on white card. Approximate size 35 x 42.5cm. Date 1967, signed.

Mike Hinge - 82nd Birthday Anniversary - Psychedelic Angel - 148

Remembering that today is Mike Hinge's birthday, he would have been 82 years old. 

Apologies for not updating for such a long while, please be patient and I will be back again soon with more of Mike's work as soon as possible. In the meantime I couldn't let Mike's birthday go unmarked so decided to post this rather lovely, amazing image of a Psychedelic Angel blowing a horn of some kind. I purchased this picture from a collector on ebay, around about a year ago, with one other picture which I shall post shortly. This picture and the other unposted picture are a similar size and type of paper and use marker pen but the other picture is dated 1967 and I am assuming that this picture would also be circa 1967. 

 Mike Hinge - Psychedelic Angel . Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 35x42cm. Circa 1967. Signed.

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Mike Hinge -  Fire Hydrant (CITY SLICKER) (2 of 2) . Pen and Ink on "Crescent Cardboard Company" Illustration Board, Cold Press Surface. No. 300, Medium Weight. Approximate size 38x50.5cm. Date 1962. Signed. 

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Mike Hinge -  Fire Hydrant (1 of 2) . Pen and Ink on "Crescent Cardboard Company" Illustration Board, Cold Press Surface. No. 300, Medium Weight. Approximate size 38x50.5cm. Date April 1962. Signed.

Mike's signature (a reflection is from the original protecting plastic wrap that's still in place).

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Mike Hinge - May Co - Sale. Carbon Copy?. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: 3rd of March 1960. signed cutty / mike.

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Mike Hinge - May Co - Children's Clothes. Carbon Copy?. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: 3rd of April 1960. signed mike / dian.

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Mike Hinge - Spring *Lingerie Sale. Carbon Copy?. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: 10th of March 1960. signed mike / diane.

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Mike Hinge - Planetoid Idiot. Water colour, ink on white paper. Approximate size 30x40cm. Date July 1966. Signed.


I believe that this was a proposed cover illustration for "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction", May 1967 for the short story "Planetoid Idiot" by Phylis Gotlieb. It didn't get used and instead it was illustrated by Ronald Walotsky. The blank boxes at the top of the illustration would have fitted the magazines title. If it had got published it would have been his first Cover for the popular monthly science fiction magazine market. However that didn't come until later, when Ted White commissioned a cover for "Amazing Science Fiction", November 1970 and with a similar style and robot theme of a close up of a robots hand.

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Mike Hinge - Popular Mechanics. Colour ink & Paint on Hammermill Bond paper. Approximate size 43x58.5cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (4). Colour pen on thin paper. Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed.

This is the final image, redrawn, traced from the reduced print and coloured. There are some small differences the most noticeable is the choice to break the border where the lady's hair ribbon flows from the picture.

The question is who was the picture for and was it used? 

"Hung On You" was in the late 60's a psychedelic fashion boutique on Kings Road in London England and where there was also a fashion boutique called "Granny takes a Trip" that was at number 488 Kings Road (mostly associated with the English artists "Michael English and "Nigel Waymouth". I also found a remote reference to Coca Cola and "Hung On You" on the web, from a magazine from 1967 called "Boys Life" it has a Coca-Cola advert that has an article on a band called The Fortunes in this article the band visits "Hung On You" where they try on some clothes and drink Coca-Cola.

  

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Mike Hinge - Hung On You (3). Some type of print (photocopy?). Approximate size 35x43cm. Date: Unknown. Signed (facsimile).

This is a print of the previous drawing reduced in size to 16 1/2".

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Mike Hinge, Phoenix Fire. Pencil on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: 1978. Signed.

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Mike Hinge - STP 73. Pen on white paper. Approximate size 70x30cm. Date unknown. Signed.

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Mike Hinge, Future Fashion Girl. Pencil on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date: May78. Signed.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIKE HINGE,

who would have been 79 today!!

A special post for Mike Hinge's Birthday to show some of his very best work. I have posted his first four Amazing Science Fiction covers and the original artwork from January 1973 (ASF). This idea was suggested to me by Neil who also owns the artwork and image below. 

This image was kindly sent to me by Neil 

January 1973

May 1972

November 1971

November 1970

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Mike Hinge - Mirror Lady. Pen on tracing paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date unknown. Signed.

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Mike Hinge - Psychedelic Wildlife. Marker pen on white paper. Approximate size 30x40cm. Date unknown. Signed.

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This piece by Mike Hinge is an early American advertising piece and I am guessing it is from around about 1966. The illustration is in two parts; the tracing paper with the outline of the image and a gouache painting of the image on illustration board. I have photographed each piece separate with the last image being the two pieces together to make the finished image.

Mike Hinge - Kitchen. Pencil on tracing paper and gouache paint on illustration board. Approximate size 50x60cm. Date unknown. Signed.

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Mike Hinge - Lady Swirl. Pencil on white paper. Approximate size 60x70cm. Date unknown. Signed.

The  lady looks familiar if any one knows I'd be interested to find out. Could it be Dolly Parton?