Monstrosity of Marvellous: An insight into William Mitchell’s Coventry sculptural artworks by Aaron Law

William Mitchell was an artist most known for his sculpture work in the 1960s and 70s. He has works across the world including San Francisco, Hawaii, Qatar, London and Coventry. Often abstract, his art can be seen in many public spaces and buildings utilising materials available to him such as fibreglass and concrete reliefs to add features to new developments. Over the years this work has been neglected but more recently many successful listing applications have been made in the UK including the Three Tuns mural in Bull Yard, Coventry. Some other notable examples include the stations of the cross in Clifton Cathedral, entrance panels at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and the Hockley climbing wall in Birmingham. Further information about Mitchell’s work in his autobiography Self Portrait, The Eyes Within.