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Watching Suzanne Front 6, 2006

Silkscreen on acrylic panel 83 x 56.5 x 3 cm Edition of 25, Signed on reverse

Julian Opie

UK, 1958

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Julian Opie (1958~) was born in London. Opie graduated from the Goldsmiths College of the University of London. He is well-known for integrating pop art and minimalism to create unique modern characters / landscapes. His works range includes painting, video, installation art, and album covers. He has designed the album cover for the British band Blur and created LED projections on the concert of the Irish band U2. He began to emerge in art field in the 1980s. In the early days, he mainly created pop art style sculptures. Then, in the mid-term, he turned into a minimalist style artist. Until the 1990s, Opie started creating works with cars, landscapes, people, and buildings. Inspired by street signs, Opie simplified the details of the object with black line drawing. Thus, it is built up his personal style with flat symbol. His works can be found in public art installations in major international cities such as Dentsu Building in Tokyo (2002), City Hall Park in New York (2004), Vltava River in Prague (2007), Phoenix Art Museum (2007), Ireland Dublin City Gallery (2008), Regent's place in London (2011) and others. His works are collected in international institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Tate Museum in London, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and others.

Watching Suzanne Front 6, 2006

Julian Opie

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