Julian Opie: Editions 1984-2011
- Artist: Julian Opie
- Published: 2011
- Publisher: Alan Cristea Gallery, London
- Format: Paperback
- Height: 27cm
- Pages: 272
- Illustrations: Illustrated throughout
£75.00
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This newly published book is the complete catalogue raisonné of Julian Opie's editioned works.
Foreword by Alan Cristea with introduction and commentary on each project by Julian Opie and essay by Jonathan Watkins, director of Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.
This Julian Opie Editions 1984-2011 art book contains colour illustrations and full documentation of 169 limited editions and over 150 unlimited editions. Included, is the new acquisition to Pallant House Gallery Opie's Still life with chestnuts and Leek, 2001.
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Artists Biography
Julian Opie was born in London and raised in Oxford and is a graduate of Goldsmiths College (1979-1982)
His highly stylised work involves the reduction of photographs (or short films) into figurative reproductions created using computer software. In his portraiture, the human face is characterised by black outlines with flat areas of colour and minimalised detail.
Opie's style was brought into the public eye when he was asked to design the cover for the British band Blur's “Best Of” album. On the cover, the band members are transformed in Opie's individual style. As one of the leading figures in computerised art he implements computer technology by cutting out the outlines and coloured shapes, sometimes on vinyl, as in the large display banners at Tate Britain.
Recently, he has been met with controversy due to his more daring subject matter - pole dancers.
Opie is a former trustee of the Tate Gallery and exhibits with Lisson Gallery and Alan Cristea Gallery in London. His studio and workshop is based in Shoreditch, London. In 2010 he also exhibited in a group show at David Krut Projects alongside Boo Ritson and Howard Hodgkin.
