Arthur “Ted” Powell has worked on a diverse range of art. From student days helping to paint cels for the Beatles Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Nowhere Man sequences for Yellow Submarine, he progressed to working as an advertising art director at Leo Burnett London. In 1976, he migrated from England to Australia and was employed at various agencies in Melbourne.
Ted’s landscapes were strongly influenced by two well-known Australian landscape artists, Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh. Between 2007 and 2009, his focus shifted from landscapes to more social and political themes across a variety of mediums, genres and styles, including portraiture and installation.
The city of Melbourne had a profound effect on Powell's work and became the primary motif from 2009 onwards. His first urban landscapes or cityscapes were of Melbourne, and mostly around the industrial area near the Westgate Bridge that spans the Yarra River linking the east to the west of the city.
Ted’s landscapes were strongly influenced by two well-known Australian landscape artists, Fred Williams and Clifton Pugh. Between 2007 and 2009, his focus shifted from landscapes to more social and political themes across a variety of mediums, genres and styles, including portraiture and installation.
The city of Melbourne had a profound effect on Powell's work and became the primary motif from 2009 onwards. His first urban landscapes or cityscapes were of Melbourne, and mostly around the industrial area near the Westgate Bridge that spans the Yarra River linking the east to the west of the city.