Julian Opie Tourist with child / Screenprint / signed, numbered / edition 20

Year: 2014
Format: 78,7 x 104,8 cm / 30.7 x 40.9 inch
Material: Fine Art Paper
Method: Screenprint, hand painting
Edition: 20
Other: signed, numbered

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Julian Opie Tourist with child / Screenprint / signed, numbered / edition 20

Year: 2014
Format: 78,7 x 104,8 cm / 30.7 x 40.9 inch
Material: Fine Art Paper
Method: Screenprint, hand painting
Edition: 20
Other: signed, numbered

From Opies Tourist Series, in white frame specified by the artist. Absolutely typical and classic in style and aesthetics, these Opie are soulful works presented in a low edition of only 20 pieces.

Julian Opie – Tourist with child

Year: 2014
Format: 78,7 x 104,8 cm / 30.7 x 40.9 inch
Material: Fine Art Paper
Method: Screenprint, hand painting
Edition: 20
Other: signed, numbered

Julian Opie - Tourist with child.

Tourist with child is an original print by British artist Julian Opie. His highly stylized work consists of reducing photographs (or short films) into figurative reproductions (created with the help of computer software). In his portraits, the human face is characterized by black outlines with flat areas of color and minimal detail, so that an eye may consist only of the black circle of the pupil, and sometimes a head is represented by a circle with a gap where the neck would be. In this way, Julian Opie attempts to represent the complexity of the human form by reducing it to its essentials.

The artwork “Tourist with child” by Julian Opie is a contemporary piece that belongs to the genre of figurative art. Julian Opie is a British artist known for his distinctive style characterized by simplified and stylized forms.

In “Tourist with child,” Opie captures the essence of a typical tourist scene. The artwork portrays a simplified figure of a tourist, presumably a parent, walking alongside a child. Opie’s style often involves reducing forms to their basic elements, using bold lines and flat colors.

The meaning of “Tourist with child” can be interpreted in a few different ways. On one level, the artwork reflects the common experience of tourists exploring unfamiliar places with their children. It captures the idea of a parent sharing a new environment and cultural experiences with their child, symbolizing the passing of knowledge and experiences from one generation to the next.

At the same time, Opie’s minimalist approach and the generic nature of the figures can also evoke a sense of anonymity and universality. The figures lack specific details, allowing viewers to project their own experiences and narratives onto the artwork. It can be seen as a commentary on the mass tourism industry and the uniformity of tourist experiences across different locations.

Opie’s work often explores themes of perception, identity, and the relationship between representation and reality. By reducing the figures to basic shapes and removing specific details, he challenges traditional notions of portraiture and representation. “Tourist with child” encourages viewers to contemplate the ways in which we perceive and relate to the world around us.

As with any artwork, individual interpretations may vary, and viewers are encouraged to engage with the piece and form their own personal meanings and connections based on their experiences and perspectives.

Versatile and yet distinctive / Julian Opie

Julian Opie is a painter, sculptor and video artist. The London-born artist became known in the mid-1980s with metal sculptures made of painted everyday objects. He draws his inspiration from the world of comics and consumerism, Japanese mangas and woodcuts as well as classical portraits and sculptures. Opie’s motifs range from nudes and portraits to figure paintings and landscapes. The works of the internationally successful artist are reminiscent of pictograms. Julian Opie explores the boundaries of stylization: To what extent can a person’s facial features be simplified while retaining their individuality? The artist has created his own universal visual language, which gives the motif an enormous variety of expression with minimal means. The Paper Heads series consists of eight laser-cut paper reliefs from 2019.

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Julian Opie Tourist with child / Screenprint / signed, numbered / edition 20


Year: 2014
Format: 78,7 x 104,8 cm / 30.7 x 40.9 inch
Material:Fine Art Paper
Method:Screenprint, hand painting
Edition:20
Other:signed, numbered
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