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Julian Opie was born in Oxford, England in 1958. Opie studied at Goldsmith’s School of Art and graduated from Goldsmith’s, University of London in 1982. He is a most recognized for his work as a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement.
In the early 80’s he produced a series of painted metal works, creating steel sculptures using architectural structures and domestic appliances. The scale of these works and unique perspective have over the past four decades have lent themselves well to exhibition in publics spaces in Tokyo, New York, Prague, Zurich, Seoul, Calgary and London.
Julian’s highly recognizable work has evolved into a broad range of mediums, from paintings and sculpture to, LED artwork, digital projections, set design for London’s Royal Opera House, LCD Screen Animations, and countless other form of digital and graphic art.
The mediums he chooses are very diverse, as you can find some of his most iconic works created with inkjet on canvas, auto paint on aluminum, vinyl on wooden stretcher, vinyl on painted wood, oil paint on steel, patinated bronze, inkjet on paper, vinyl on wall, silkscreen on painted wooden board, paint on aluminum, acrylic, aluminum, vinyl and lights.
Julian Opie’s art renders a reductive style of everyday life, capturing the human portrait and form in striking and colorful poses. His work is an artistic and captivating confluence of traditional portraiture, architecture and modern images of people and their surrounds. He has exhibited in the world’s leading museums, exhibitions and galleries.
Julian Opie was born in Oxford, England in 1958. Opie studied at Goldsmith’s School of Art and graduated from Goldsmith’s, University of London in 1982. He is a most recognized for his work as a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement. In the early 80’s he produced a series of painted metal works, creating steel sculptures using architectural structures and domestic appliances. The scale of these works and unique perspective have over the past four decades have lent themselves well to exhibition in publics spaces in Tokyo, New York, Prague, Zurich, Seoul, Calgary and London. Julian’s highly recognizable work has evolved into a broad range of mediums, from paintings and sculpture to, LED artwork, digital projections, set design for London’s Royal Opera House, LCD Screen Animations, and countless other form of digital and graphic art. The mediums he chooses are very diverse, as you can find some of his most iconic works created with inkjet on canvas, auto paint on aluminum, vinyl on wooden stretcher, vinyl on painted wood, oil paint on steel, patinated bronze, inkjet on paper, vinyl on wall, silkscreen on painted wooden board, paint on aluminum, acrylic, aluminum, vinyl and lights. Julian Opie’s art renders a reductive style of everyday life, capturing the human portrait and form in striking and colorful poses. His work is an artistic and captivating confluence of traditional portraiture, architecture and modern images of people and their surrounds. He has exhibited in the world’s leading museums, exhibitions and galleries.