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| '''Julian Opie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|p|i}}; born 1958) is a visual artist of the ] movement. | '''Julian Opie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|p|i}}; born 1958) is a visual artist of the ] movement. | ||
| bit odd he draws strange women but its good | |||
| ==Life and education== | |||
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| Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in the city of Oxford. He attended ] and then ], Oxford, from 1972 to 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 January 2020|title=MCS unveils exclusive new art installation by Julian Opie (OW 1977)|url=https://www.mcsoxford.org/mcs-unveils-exclusive-new-art-installation-by-julian-opie-ow-1977/|website=Magdalen College School}}</ref> He graduated in 1982 from ], where he was taught by ]ist and painter ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artfund.org/news/2011/09/15/celebrating-contemporary-julian-opies-portraits-of-blur|title=Celebrating Contemporary: Julian Opie's portraits of Blur|website=Art Fund}}</ref> | |||
| 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 to judge you by, would this really be it?"<ref>''The Eye: Julian Opie'', documentary, 2001.</ref> | |||
| In 2007, the four-sided LED sculpture '']'' was installed in ], United States, as the first artwork on the ].<ref name=Ayers>{{citation | title= Julian Opie | author=Robert Ayers | publisher=Blouinartinfo | date= 17 May 2007 | url=http://www.blouinartinfo.com/features/article/19454-julian-opie | access-date=22 April 2008 }}</ref> Opie has also created a monument to singer ].<ref name=Ayers /> | |||
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| ===Commissions=== | |||
| One of Opie's most notable commissions was the design of an album cover for British pop band ] in 2000, for which he received a Music Week CADS award. In 2006, he created an LED projection for ]'s Vertigo world tour, and in 2008 Opie created a set design for ]'s ballet ''Infra'' for the ] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/infra-by-wayne-mcgregor|title=''Infra'' – Productions|publisher=]|access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> In 2010, he was commissioned by the ], to create a portrait of the inventor and engineer ], titled ''James, Inventor''.<ref name="npg">{{cite web|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2011/sir-james-dyson-by-julian-opie-new-commission.php|title=Sir James Dyson by Julian Opie: New Commission|publisher=]}}</ref> In 2019, for his former school Magdalen College School, Oxford, he created a digital screen showing two children in school uniform running.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 January 2020|title=MCS unveils exclusive new art installation by Julian Opie (OW 1977)|url=https://www.mcsoxford.org/mcs-unveils-exclusive-new-art-installation-by-julian-opie-ow-1977/|website=Magdalen College School}}</ref> | |||
| ==Public collections== | ==Public collections== | ||
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British artist
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| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) London, England |
| Education | Goldsmith's School of Art |
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Julian Opie (/ˈoʊpi/; born 1958) is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement.
bit odd he draws strange women but its good
Public collections
Six of Opie's portraits are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London: four portraits of the band members of Blur executed in colour print on paper, one of inventor and engineer Sir James Dyson rendered by inkjet on canvas, and a self-portrait, Julian with t-shirt, executed on an LCD screen with computer software. More than two dozen of Opie's portraits, landscapes, and other works are in the collection of the Tate and six works are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Other collections include Victoria and Albert Museum, Arts Council and the British Council in London; ICA Boston; Essl Collection in Vienna; IVAM in Spain; the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and Takamatsu City Museum of Art in Japan.
References
- Illuminations (15 January 2003). Art Now: Interviews with Modern Artists. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 64ff. ISBN 978-0-8264-6370-8. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- Julian Opie, National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 15 February 2013
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- "Julian Opie – MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
Further reading
- Cooke, Lynne (1994). Julian Opie. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500277669.
- Horlock, Mary (2004). Julian Opie. Tate publishing. ISBN 9781854374707.
External links
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