Charles Uzzell-Edwards Explained

Charles Uzzell-Edwards[1] (born in South Wales in 1968)[2] is a graffiti artist known by the moniker "Pure Evil". He is the son of Welsh painter John Uzzell Edwards.[3] [4]

Career

Uzzell-Edwards has exhibited globally. In the early 1990s he was one of the designers for Anarchic Adjustment with Alan Brown and Nick Philip and released electronic ambient music on Pete Namlook's FAX label, recording "Octopus" 1, 2 & 3 and "Dada" (under the pseudonym Drum Machine Circle) solo, producing "A New Consciousness" and "Create" 1 & 2 with Pete Namlook, recording "Supergroup" with Thomas Bullock, and "Audio" with Tetsu Inoue and Daimon Beail. The Pure Evil Gallery is run by Uzzell-Edwards and located in Shoreditch, London.[5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2011, Uzzell-Edwards created a special edition of prints to raise money for the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[9]

In the spring of 2016, Uzzell-Edwards served as artist-in-residence of the Quin Arts program at the Quin Hotel in New York City. His solo exhibit, curated by DK Johnston, channeled Andy Warhol, creating a body of work rooted in repetition art and showcasing his trademark eye drips in a series of hand-finished prints on paper and stencils on canvas.[10]

Solo shows

Group shows

Lectures

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilson. Kevin. ArtMan: Start your art collection – Prints. 16 September 2012. LondonLovesBusiness.com. 13 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Artworks by Pure Evil at Pure Evil Gallery on artnet. Artnet. 8 September 2015.
  3. Web site: The world of Pure Evil, graffiti artist. 9 August 2013. The Daily Telegraph. 8 September 2015.
  4. Web site: John Uzzell Edwards: Artist whose fascination with the Welsh industrial landscape gave way to the "pure painting" approach. The Independent. April 3, 2015. 8 September 2015.
  5. Web site: 12 things no one tells you before you become a street artist. 6 November 2014. The Daily Telegraph. 8 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Urban, edgy, lucrative. Financial Times. 8 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Graffiti artist Pure Evil: 'I’ve had 10-year-olds telling me Banksy. Nick Curtis. 12 June 2014. London Evening Standard. 8 September 2015.
  8. Web site: The great online art illusion: A cautionary tale. The Independent. 8 September 2015.
  9. News: Reyburn. Scott. Jenson Button's Ferrari Boxer May Sell for $180,000: Art Buzz. 16 September 2012. Bloomberg.com. 23 March 2011.
  10. Web site: Eller. Matthew. Pure Evil Interview & Opening at The Quin Hotel NYC. Street Art News. 21 April 2016.
  11. Web site: PURE EVIL, 25th of February 2022 . 2022-03-05 . Oink Gallery . en.
  12. Web site: Zimmer. Lori. Pure Evil Descends on the Quin. Art Nerd. 19 April 2016.

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