THE HALL OF ILLUSION
1991-1993
Oil on prepared horse hair plaster sealed with Rabbit Skin Glue and white lead primer
20 x 40 feet / 6.1 x 12.2 m
Commissioned by the University of Wales, Bangor.
Sited in the Powis Hall Chamber Concert Hall in the Main Arts Hall at the University of Wales, Bangor, North Wales
Sited in the Powis Hall Chamber Concert Hall in the Main Arts Hall at the University of Wales, Bangor, North Wales
THE RETURN OF SAINT PADARN - TRYPTICH
1983
Oil on canvas
LEFT PANEL 68 X 54 ins | 172.72 X 137.16 cm CENTER PANEL 90 X 68 ins / 228.6 X 172.72 cm RIGHT PANEL 68 X 54 ins / 172.72 X 137.16 cm
Commissioned and funded jointly by Aberystwyth Art Centre and West Wales Arts Association
Painted in public at Aberystwy Arts Centre, Wales in Aberystwyth Town Hall
In the permanent collection of Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
Painted in public at Aberystwy Arts Centre, Wales in Aberystwyth Town Hall
In the permanent collection of Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK
BELL BOY
June - July 1982
Gloss oil-based house paint on primed plywood
8 X 8 ft. | 2.4 X 2.4 m
Commissioned by Birchwood County Primary School
with help from the North-West Arts Association
Sited permanently in the school hall of Birchwood County Primary School in Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire
The school was burned down several years after installation.
with help from the North-West Arts Association
Sited permanently in the school hall of Birchwood County Primary School in Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire
The school was burned down several years after installation.
HELTER-SKELTER
June to September 1979
Gloss oil-based house paint on primed cement rendering
56 X 41 ft /17.0 X 12.5 m
Commissioned by Harlech Television Company
Harlech Television Company produced a 70 minute documentary, MURAU SECONTIUM, about the design and process of the mural.
(One-third covered by a new building in 1980)
Bangor Road, Caernarfon, Wales
Still in place, and was recently considered for restoration, but Povey deemed it too badly damaged for a successful restoration
Harlech Television Company produced a 70 minute documentary, MURAU SECONTIUM, about the design and process of the mural.
(One-third covered by a new building in 1980)
Bangor Road, Caernarfon, Wales
Still in place, and was recently considered for restoration, but Povey deemed it too badly damaged for a successful restoration