edwardpovey
Selected Murals
Helter Skelter
Edward Povey
1979
Oil-based house paint on cement rendering
56 x 41 feet
Signed and dated right centre
Caernarfon, Wales, U.K.
Commissioned by Harlech Television
In what he regards as the apprenticeship of his career, Edward Povey painted 25 multi-storey murals in the 1970s – gaining notice in the British media for these depictions, mainly of the histories of the towns in which they were painted. HELTER-SKELTER, whilst not necessarily the most accomplished, was certainly the most famous of his murals at the time.
Pots
Edward Povey
1981
Oil-based house paint on cement rendering
50 x 31 feet
Signed and dated lower centre
Porthmadog, Wales, U.K.
Commissioned by Craftcentre Cymru
This was the final mural or the 25 which Povey painted in Wales, and was at the height of this chapter of his career. His murals, initially more simple, had become extremely complex and filled with portraits and symbolism. POTS shows the inner workings of a pottery, with the history of the town described on the pots.
The Hall Of Illusions
Edward Povey
1992 - 1993
Oil on plaster
20 x 40 feet
Signed and dated lower right of the center panel
University of Wales, Bangor, U.K.
Considered Povey's most advanced mural, THE HALL OF ILLUSION depicts the journey through life, divided onto seven stages in seven distinct panels, separated by faux stonework. Each stage is regarded as a new form of illusion, until at the final stage the old man embraces the child that he once was – in a scene of self-acceptance.