Julian Opie Elena and Cressie get Ready for the Party 3

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Julian Opie Elena and Cressie get Ready for the Party 3Julian Opie is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement. Opie emerged as an influential figure in the British art scene of the 1980s producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes. Portraits and animated walking figures, rendered with minimal detail in black line drawing, are hallmarks of the artist's style. His themes have been described as "engagement with art history, use of new technology, obsession with the human body" and "work with one idea across different media”. When asked to describe his approach, Opie said "I often feel that trying to make something realistic is the one criterion I can feel fairly sure of. Another one I sometimes use is, would I like to have it in my room? And I occasionally use the idea, if God allowed you to show Him one [portrait] to judge you by, would this really be it?”

Julian Opie, Elena and Cressie get Ready for the Party 3, 2011 Elena and Cressie get ready for the party Portfolio, 2011, Signed, Screenprints on Perspex with background inkjet print in colors on paper in the original aluminum frames specified by the artist, Edition 11/30, 30 3/4" x 24 1/2" Sheet Size