Elvis First Photo, 1954 Silver Heart
Elvis First Photo, 1954 Silver Heart is a limited-edition silkscreen print with a stencil spray paint layer by contemporary artist Pure Evil (aka Charles Uzzell). The piece depicts a photo of Elvis, in traditional halftone dots.
The original image appeared in a memorial issue newspaper published in Elvis' hometown of Memphis, Tennessee the week he died. Under Presley's left eye, the artist has added his signature tear drop, welling in the shape of a love-heart and spilling down the print in a heart-breaking tribute to The King.
Known for covering city streets with his iconic graffiti-tag bunnies, Pure Evil is a master of contemporary urban art. His limited-edition prints, featuring crying cultural icons from Marilyn Monroe to Sharon Tate to Andy Warhol, are instantly recognisable, gathering a cult following and a collectable status.
From a limited edition of 100, each print is hand signed and numbered by the artist.
Please note: Prints will vary slightly as each piece is a hand pulled screen print.
Size (cm): 85 x 48
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Specifications
Medium: Silkscreen, Print
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 100
Size (cm): 85 x 48
SKU: AR16257
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About the artist
Charles Uzzell Edwards adopted his dramatic moniker, Pure Evil, after shooting a rabbit when he was ten years old and feeling overcome with guilt. Macabre and hyperbolic, Uzzell’s nickname has informed his aesthetic ever since, from his early graffiti-tag bunnies to his tragic celebrity iconography, always using his art to reflect the darkness of the contemporary world.
Heavily influenced by the Pop Art movement, Pure Evil is known for his Nightmare Series: doomed female icons, from Marilyn Monroe to Sharon Tate, are portrayed in Pop print colours, while a single, heavy tear (the artist’s trademark symbol) drips down their fated faces. A comment on the ills of celebrity culture, and the brutal realities of fandom and adulation, the instantly recognisable Nightmare Series has earned Pure Evil a well-deserved following in both Street and Contemporary Art circles.
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