BUICK
“Binder Edwards & Vaughan’s involvement with popular art is not derivative, however intelligent the reappraisal, but active Fine Art in their case blurs effortlessly into the realms of decoration and design with no loss of impact.”
Paul Grinke
“In this proto – Sergeant Pepper style, BEV, like Peter Blake and the Beatles, were perceived as arcadians of the mythical Swinging London metropolitan landscape, innovative cultural producers who could combine modernity and conservatism. BEV effected a combination of urban folkloric sumptuary ornamentation with the decors of contemporary consumption and excess”.
Dr David Alan Mellor, Curator.
“Although the Empire lies buried with Churchill. Though the colonies are all but gone with Suez and though the pound falters like the trade balance. BEV continue to expand English influence to all corners of the globe.”
‘California Living’
“They soon raised eyebrows and set tongues wagging, provoking enthusiastic panegyrics, gasps of amazement, and, from some of the more staid members of the art world, shocked abuse.”
‘The Financial Times’
“We think that the brash, arrogant, yet traditional way in which these boys paint things in powerful colours could have great possibilities in the international field. It is something completely English – not influenced by America or Scandinavia.”
Wallace Olins ‘The Sun’