Dudley Edwards first came to prominence as co-founder of ground breaking Pop collective BEV and his work with the group would go on to define the era.
During the mid to late 1960s BEV’s psychedelic murals appeared everywhere from the boutiques of Kings Road and Carnaby Street to Paul McCartney’s ‘Magic Piano’ and their collaborations with artists including The Beatles and Pink Floyd are the stuff of legend.
“I wrote ‘Getting Better’ on my magic Binder Edwards & Vaughan piano, of course the way in which it was painted added to the fun of it all.”
Sir Paul McCartney
BEV were also renowned for their seminal light shows, the like of which had never been seen on these shores. In 1967 they staged ‘The Million Volt Light & Sound Rave’ at London’s Roundhouse which featured the only known public airing of the legendary Carnival Of Light recording; an experimental sound collage created for the occasion by Paul McCartney and John Lennon during the early stages of the Sgt.Pepper sessions.
‘A Journey Into Vision & Sound’ focuses on Edwards’ artistic output from this halcyon period and features a selection of images that have been archived for over forty years including photography by Lord Snowdon and the mural Edwards painted for Ringo Starr in 1967.
The exhibition will run until January 2010 at 3345 Parr Street, Liverpool.
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