Julian Opie
Julian Opie is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement.
Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in the city of Oxford. He attended Magdalen College School, Oxford, from 1972 to 1977. He graduated in 1982 from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he was taught by conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin.
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".
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Artist: Julian Opie
Title: Ruth with cigarette 3
Year: 2005
Dimensions: 15.5in. by 11.5in.
Edition: From the limited edition of 250