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What is Julian Opie style of art?

What is Julian Opie style of art?

Pop art
Julian Opie/Periods
(British, born 1958) The highly stylized treatment Opie gives his subjects—whereby features are created by thick black outlines and filled in with solid areas of flat color—is a blend of Pop Art and Minimalism with a wholly contemporary sensibility.

What was Julian Opie inspired by?

His influences include Craig-Martin’s own wall-paintings, Egyptian sculpture, Pop Art and Minimalism, Japanese woodblock prints, cartoon art like Herge’s Tintin, children’s toys, and of course digital technology itself.

What is Julian Opie best known for?

portraits
Julian Opie (British, b. 1958) is a sculptor and digital artist associated with the New British Sculpture movement, and best known for portraits that reduce subjects to essential lines and color planes.

What kind of art does Julian Opie do?

(British, born 1958) Julian Opie is a contemporary British artist known for his distinctive depictions of figures, portraits, and landscapes.

Where did Julian Opie live as a child?

Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in Oxford. He graduated in 1982 from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he was taught by conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin.

When did Julian Opie graduate from Goldsmiths University?

In 1982, Julian Opie graduated from Goldsmiths, University in London where he was taught by the conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin. Later on in the 80s, he became an influential figure in the British art scene after producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes.

When was Ann Dancing created by Julian Opie?

In 2010, the four-sided LED sculpture Ann Dancing was installed in Indianapolis, United States, as the first artwork on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Opie has also created a monument to singer Bryan Adams.