Julian Opie Running Men
Artist: Julian Opie
Title: Running Men
Portfolio: 2016 Runners
Medium: Silkscreen print in 23 colors on Somerset Satin Tub Sized 410gsm paper
Date: 2016
Edition: Regular Edition of 50, plus 10 artist proofs
Frame Size: 60 3/4" x 61 1/2"
Sheet Size: 60" x 61"
Signature: Opie signed on the reverse
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Julian 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?”