Charles Uzzell-Edwards is the real name of the man behind the Pure Evil pseudonym. Born in South Wales in 1968 and son of the abstract painter John Uzzell-Edwards, art and creativity have always been around in his life.
At the beginning of the 1990s, Pure Evil left the United Kingdom to live in the United States for a few years, specifically in San Francisco. Influenced by the American West Coast's trends of the moment, he began to develop a deeper interest in the urban cultures of skateboarding, graffiti and electronic music. By then, Pure Evil began working for the clothing brand Anarchic Adjustment, taking the first steps into the world of graphic design and stencil art.
As a multitalented artist who became very involved in the electronic music scene, Pure Evil left San Francisco to spend four years in Berlin where he worked for a music production company named FAX. During this time, he missed London very much and decided to go back there.
Once settled back in the English capital, the first Pure Evil graffiti is seen on the streets. The artist met the people involved with Banksy's Project Santa's Ghetto, and his work begins to have a darker look. Pure Evil then produced his first prints with Pictures on Walls (POW).
Pure Evil has been traveling all around the world, hosting exhibitions in countries like China, Brazil and Russia as well as in all of Europe. Success during these times has been such that it has allowed him to open in 2007 his own art gallery in London's Shoreditch neighborhood. In the gallery, Pure Evil shows his own work as well as that of other artists, and there he finds his space for artistic creativity, both in visual arts and music.
In May of 2012 Pure Evil joined the BBC's TV show The Apprentice and his popularity skyrocketed. Additionally, given the success achieved with his last series, "Nightmares," we can tell that he is an artist of international importance with a very promising career ahead.
With the Pure Evil moniker, the artist explores what he calls his "darkest side." Raised in a Catholic environment where good and evil are two concepts linked to each other, he looks to his critical sensibility to examine the most diabolical side of society and of a world filled with wars and hunger that doesn't seem to have an end.
Browse a collection of Pure Evil original art on 1stDibs.
Marlene Dali / - Icon and Irony -
By Pure Evil
Located in Berlin, DE
Charles Uzzell-Edwards aka ‘Pure Evil’ (*1968), Marlene Dali, around 2010. Color silkscreen, 35.9 x 24.5 cm, signed in pencil lower right with artist's name and artist's signet, iden...
Paper
Put On Some Lipstick, Pour Yourself a Drink and Pull Yourself Together
By Pure Evil
Located in London, GB
Pure Evil Elizabeth Taylor - Put on some lipstick, 2021 Screenprint in colours 50 x 35 cm 60 x 45 cm - Framed Edition of 100 + 1 AP signed and numbered by the artist
Screen
PURE EVIL - 300$ FINE Pure Elvis Presley UNIQUE work Urban Pop Art Hollywood
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - $300 FINE - PURE ELVIS Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Stencil and spray paint on old metal sign Edition: Unique artwork Size: 56 x 35,5 cm Condition: In mint conditions a...
Metal
Marilyn Classic - Blue & Silver Screenprint, Signed Edition 39/100
By Pure Evil
Located in London, GB
Pure Evil Marilyn Classic - Blue and Silver, 2021 3 Colour Screenprint on 330gsm Fedrigoni Paper Signed by the artist on recto 70 x 85 cm Edition 39...
Screen
$650
H 40 in W 30 in
Heartbreaker, Serigraph on Paper, Hand Signed, Edition of 275, 40x30 inches
By Colleen Ross
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Serigraph on paper. Edition of 275. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be ...
Paper, Screen
$2,450
H 22 in W 26 in
Composition Red and Green Lithograph, Pop Art, Hand Signed PP Edition, 1980
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. PP edition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Lithograph
$39,500
H 42 in W 34 in D 1 in
Saint Apollonia FS II.332 Screen Print, Pop Art, Hand Signed, 1984, Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Screenprint on Essex Offset Kid Finish paper. Published by Dr. Frank Braun, Düsseldorf, Germany. From the edition of 250. Framed si...
Paper, Screen
$440Sale Price|32% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
It Can’t Happen Here (Anti-Authoritarian, Civil Liberties, Protest)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey It Can’t Happen Here Screen print on thick Cream Speckletone Paper Year: 2026 Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition: 550 Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated and ...
Screen
$22,500
H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
Paris Review Screen Print by Keith Haring, Pop Art, Signed, 1989, Framed
By Keith Haring
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, numbered & dated by the artist in pencil. Published by The Paris Review, New York. Edition of 200 (there were also 30 artist's...
Paper, Screen
Springtime
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz Title: Springtime Year: 2026 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Saunders Waterford High White HP 425 gsm fine art paper Sheet: 42 x 72 inches (107 x 183 cm) Edition: 5...
Screen
$875
H 25.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
Sandy Giclee Print on Handmade Cotton Paper, Signed Edition of 50
By Mark Kostabi
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Giclee on hand made cotton paper. Image size 18.75 x 14 inches. Frame size approx 25.5 x 20 inches. Edition of 50. Artwork in excel...
Cotton, Paper, Giclée
$2,850
H 39 in W 36 in D 1 in
"David Bowie Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"David Bowie Mugshot" Print on canvas 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti Digital print on canvas. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mugshot taken when David Bowie was arr...
Paper, Digital
"John Lennon, Fillmore East, NYC, August 1972" Bob Gruen
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono conceived a concert at Madison Garden called “One to One.” It was a benefit for the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, a facility for mental...
Screen
$2,500
H 39 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
"David Bowie Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"David Bowie Mugshot" Print 39 x 36 inch Edition of 75 by Gerard Marti Digital print on fine art paper. Ships rolled in a tube. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mugshot taken ...
Digital, Paper
$3,465
H 22 in W 30 in
Entering a New State, Hand Signed Screen Print, Pop Art, 1972, Edition of 100
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 100. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
$1,980
H 24 in W 18 in
Defend Democracy (Political Activism Art, Amplifier, Anti-Authoritarian)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Defend Democracy Screen print on thick cream Speckletone paper Year: 2024 Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Edition: 450 Signed by Shepard Fairey, dated and numb...
Screen
$33,600
H 62.7 in W 48.5 in D 2 in
"Marilyn Chanel Diamond (Marmont Blue)" hand-pulled screen print on linen
By Russell Young
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Marilyn Chanel Diamond (Marmont Blue)" acrylic, oil-based ink and diamond dust hand-pulled screen print on linen by artist Russell Young. Depicts Marilyn Monroe holding a bottle of ...
Linen, Ink, Screen
Alex and Ada, 1984 Screenprint by Alex Katz
By Alex Katz
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: Alex Katz Alex and Ada 1984 Screenprint 30 x 36 in. Edition of 75 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine Art
Screen
$450
H 29.6 in W 23.6 in
Autumn in New York cityscape of New York City in warm earth tones
Located in New York, NY
From a portfolio produced to commemorate the Kelpra Studio Exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London, July-August 1980. Published by Kelpra Editions and the Tate Gallery. Printed at Kel...
Screen
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H 10.24 in W 10.24 in
PURE EVIL RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Unique Street Graffiti Pop Art Liz Taylor
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Hand finished screen print on paper Edition: 1 Size: 26 x 26 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and nev...
Ink, Spray Paint, Screen, Stencil
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL - MARILYN MONROE CLASSIC BLACK Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - MARILYN CLASSIC (BLACK) Date of creation: 2021 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fr...
Paper, Screen
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H 22.05 in W 13.98 in
PURE EVIL - 300$ FINE Pure Elvis Presley UNIQUE work Urban Pop Art Hollywood
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - $300 FINE - PURE ELVIS Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Stencil and spray paint on old metal sign Edition: Unique artwork Size: 56 x 35,5 cm Condition: In mint conditions a...
Metal
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H 10.24 in W 10.24 in
PURE EVIL RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Unique Street Graffiti Pop Art Liz Taylor
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Hand finished screen print on paper Edition: 1 Size: 26 x 26 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and nev...
Ink, Spray Paint, Screen, Stencil
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL - MARILYN MONROE CLASSIC BLACK Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - MARILYN CLASSIC (BLACK) Date of creation: 2021 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fr...
Paper, Screen
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL -ARTHUR MILLER'S MARILYN MONROE Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - ARTHUR MILLER'S NIGHTMARE (SKY BLUE) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new...
Paper, Screen
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL -ARTHUR MILLER'S MARILYN MONROE Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - ARTHUR MILLER'S NIGHTMARE (FLUORO) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new a...
Paper, Screen
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H 22.05 in W 13.98 in
PURE EVIL - 300$ FINE Pure Elvis Presley UNIQUE work Urban Pop Art Hollywood
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - $300 FINE - PURE ELVIS Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Stencil and spray paint on old metal sign Edition: Unique artwork Size: 56 x 35,5 cm Condition: In mint conditions a...
Metal
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H 10.24 in W 10.24 in
PURE EVIL RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Unique Street Graffiti Pop Art Liz Taylor
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Hand finished screen print on paper Edition: 1 Size: 26 x 26 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and nev...
Ink, Spray Paint, Screen, Stencil
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL - MARILYN MONROE CLASSIC BLACK Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - MARILYN CLASSIC (BLACK) Date of creation: 2021 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fr...
Paper, Screen
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL -ARTHUR MILLER'S MARILYN MONROE Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - ARTHUR MILLER'S NIGHTMARE (SKY BLUE) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new...
Paper, Screen
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H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL -ARTHUR MILLER'S MARILYN MONROE Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - ARTHUR MILLER'S NIGHTMARE (FLUORO) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new a...
Paper, Screen
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H 22.05 in W 13.98 in
PURE EVIL - 300$ FINE Pure Elvis Presley UNIQUE work Urban Pop Art Hollywood
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - $300 FINE - PURE ELVIS Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Stencil and spray paint on old metal sign Edition: Unique artwork Size: 56 x 35,5 cm Condition: In mint conditions a...
Metal
Sold
H 10.24 in W 10.24 in
PURE EVIL RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Unique Street Graffiti Pop Art Liz Taylor
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - RICHARD BURTON'S NIGHTMARE Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Hand finished screen print on paper Edition: 1 Size: 26 x 26 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and nev...
Ink, Spray Paint, Screen, Stencil
Sold
H 33.47 in W 27.56 in
PURE EVIL - MARILYN MONROE CLASSIC BLACK Street Urban Pop Graffiti Hollywood UK
By Pure Evil
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PURE EVIL - MARILYN CLASSIC (BLACK) Date of creation: 2021 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never fr...
Paper, Screen