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

Career

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In the early 1990s, Uzzell-Edwards 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. He runs the Pure Evil Gallery in Shoreditch, London.[4][5][6][7]

In 2011, Uzzell-Edwards created a special edition of prints to raise money for the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[8]

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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Artworks by Pure Evil at Pure Evil Gallery on artnet". Artnet. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The world of Pure Evil, graffiti artist". The Daily Telegraph. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "John Uzzell Edwards: Artist whose fascination with the Welsh industrial landscape gave way to the "pure painting" approach". The Independent. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ^ "12 things no one tells you before you become a street artist". The Daily Telegraph. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Urban, edgy, lucrative". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ^ Nick Curtis (12 June 2014). "Graffiti artist Pure Evil: 'I've had 10-year-olds telling me Banksy". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  7. ^ "The great online art illusion: A cautionary tale". The Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. ^ Reyburn, Scott (23 March 2011). "Jenson Button's Ferrari Boxer May Sell for $180,000: Art Buzz". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  9. ^ Eller, Matthew. "Pure Evil Interview & Opening at The Quin Hotel NYC". Street Art News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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