Pure Evil

Charles Uzzell-Edwards, a.k.a. PURE EVIL, is a key artist in the London Street scene. He currently lives and works in London, UK, after spending ten years in California, USA. Pure Evil’s art varies from graffiti and making his mark on the streets, to the Nightmare paintings of icons crying blood which he sells from his gallery in Shoreditch.

Charles Uzzell-Edwards, a.k.a. PURE EVIL, is a key artist in the London Street scene. He currently lives and works in London, UK, after spending ten years in California, USA. Pure Evil’s art varies from graffiti and making his mark on the streets, to the Nightmare paintings of icons crying blood which he sells from his gallery in Shoreditch.

Whilst living in California, Uzzell-Edwards designed clothes and printed t-shirts for the streetwear brand label ANARCHIC ADJUSTMENT. The identity and artist persona PURE EVIL emerged when Uzzell-Edwards returned to London 10 years later and began to paint bunny rabbits on the streets, having been inspired by TWIST and REMINISCE, famous graffiti artists working on the West Coast of California. Pure Evil’s background in graffiti and street art resonates in many of his works of art. In 2014, Pure Evil made it a mission to decorate the streets every day for a year, whether it be pasted, stencilled, or painted. Pure Evil is noted for his haunting rabbit logo and his nom d’arte, which is the result of persistent guilt over a rabbit he shot as a child in Wales. As well as his own gallery, the Pure Evil Gallery, Pure Evil has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Paris, London, Beijing, Brighton, all across the United States of America, and as far as Mongolia.

 

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Marilyn Gold by Pure Evil
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Marilyn Gold £615

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70 x 85cm

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Hedy, Watch The Stars (Hedy Lamarr, The Inventor) by Pure Evil
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70 x 85cm

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Marilyn Classic by Pure Evil
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Marilyn Classic £540

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70 x 85cm

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New Logo For The Favela Looting Team (Canvas), 2015 by Pure Evil
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New Logo For The Favela Looting Team... £1,350

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100 x 100 cm

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Brexit (Brexit Nightmare), 2019 by Pure Evil
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Brexit (Brexit Nightmare), 2019 £1,700

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85 x 70 cm

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Live East Die Young - Gold, 2015 by Pure Evil
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Live East Die Young - Gold, 2015 £250 £175

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50 x 70 cm

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JFK's Nightmare - The First Lady (Deep Purple), 2016 by Pure Evil
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70 x 85 cm

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Screaming Marilyn (Bubblegum Pink), 2017 by Pure Evil
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Screaming Marilyn (Bubblegum Pink), 2017 £840

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70 x 85 cm

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QE2EU - Brexit Nightmare, 2016 by Pure Evil
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QE2EU - Brexit Nightmare, 2016 £1,700

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70 x 75 cm

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J. F. Kennedy's Nightmare (50th Anniversary), 2013 by Pure Evil
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J. F. Kennedy's Nightmare (50th Anniversary), 2013 £410

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75 x 70 cm

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Andy Warhol’s Nightmare, 2014 by Pure Evil
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Andy Warhol’s Nightmare, 2014 £3,575

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76 x 76 cm

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Box Set 1 (Set of 6), 2017 by Pure Evil
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Box Set 1 (Set of 6), 2017 £2,500

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26 x 26 cm

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Prince Phillip's Nightmare (Silver & Gold), 2013 by Pure Evil
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Prince Phillip's Nightmare (Silver & Gold), 2013 £1,625

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85 x 70 cm

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America's Nightmare, 2016 by Pure Evil
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America's Nightmare, 2016 £650

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72 x 72 cm

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A Lad Insane (Black On Black), 2016 by Pure Evil
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A Lad Insane (Black On Black), 2016 £700

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85 x 70 cm

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Mash Up set, 2008 by Pure Evil
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Mash Up set, 2008 £2,450

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62 x 44 cm

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Audrey Hepburn - Blue, 2013 by Pure Evil
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Audrey Hepburn - Blue, 2013 £260

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24.5 x 35 cm

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Audrey Hepburn - Turquoise, 2013 by Pure Evil
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Audrey Hepburn - Turquoise, 2013 £260

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24.5 x 35 cm

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Strangers On The Train by Pure Evil
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Strangers On The Train £150

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49.7 x 61 cm

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Pure Evil Facts

Pure Evil was the artist in residence at the Quin Hotel, New York in 2016, where he showcased his now-renowned eye drips artworks

Pure Evil supported the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 by creating and selling special edition prints and donating the money raised.

In the 1990s, Uzzell-Edwards was involved in the electronic music scene, recording and producing music both solo and as part of a group.

We love the way he portrays popular figures in the media in new ways, as seen in his Nightmare paintings.

Pure Evil has a monthly radio show, and often lectures and facilitates workshops on street art.

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Last week artrepublic jumped on the train to Shoreditch to have a chat with Pure Evil himself. Pure Evil is a very busy man-hosting artists exhibition’s at his east London gallery space and showing his own work to an international audience. He may have the name Pure Evil, but the man behind the work, Charley Edwards, is a welcoming personable character with drive, passion and enthusiasm for his work which shows through. We catch Charley, Pure Evil, on one of his particularly eventful days and discuss his recent schedule. Today consists of two exhibitions in two different locations running simultaneously- ...

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