“For me, bronzes are entirely different to paintings. I can control the angle of view within a painting, and its setting and lighting. Bronzes are given all of that by where they are sited and how they are lit. They are a partnership. So my part of the equation must try to be very strong and determined. Very clear and clean.”
Edward Povey Bronzes

Selected Bronzes


A Man Giving Birds To The Sky

A Man Giving Birds To The Sky

Edward Povey
2002

Bronze
84 inches tall excluding pedestal
Limited edition of 9

Signed, dated and numbered unspecified
Commissioned by TexasTech of Texas

This bronze ironically walks a fine line between being monumental and neo-classical in style, whilst being charmingly uplifting. It embodies a philosophical idea, expressing several concepts simultaneously: He walks forwards with absolute determination, content to stride into the unknown. He gazes skyward, perhaps to gain a sense of the 'big picture', unconcerned with the immediate obstacles in his path; and he offers the birds to the sky – either as a gesture signifying freedom, as a sign of generosity, or perhaps like The Fool On The Hill, allowing us to conclude that he is either a fool - giving birds to an already bird-filled sky, or that he is in fact the One who originally gave all the birds to the sky.


 
Couple Dancing

Couple Dancing

Edward Povey
2000

Bronze
60 inches excluding pedestal
Limited edition of 9

Signed, dated and numbered unspecified
Commissioned by the Corrie collection

Certainly influenced by the neo-classical figures of Picasso around 1922, these two figures move in a gesture of humility and cherishing. Botero also must be contributor to the massiveness and simplicity of the figures, which, whilst only 60 inches in height – still convey a monumental weight.


 
Edward Povey Bronze - Woman In The Wind

Edward Povey Bronze - Woman In The Wind

Edward Povey
1999

Bronze
12 x 16.5 x 17.5 inches
Limited edition of 39

Signed, dated and numbered under the arm

With a strong and classical form, reminiscent of Art Deco, WOMAN IN THE WIND faces into the wind of fortune. The wind of change. She has the characteristic crook in her little fingers, which my mother has always had, which so easily endowed her with a tenderness that softens her resolve. On one occasion, when I was presenting a lecture about my art in Houston, a collector friend and his entourage arrived in two matching private planes, purchased WOMAN IN THE WIND, and then flew back into the night dramatically.


 
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