Julian Opie

Portraits and animated walking figures, rendered with minimal detail in black line drawing, are hallmarks of the artist's style.[5] 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".[6] Similarly, the national art critic of The Australian, Christopher Allen, laments Opie's "limited repertoire of tricks" and described his work as "slight and ultimately commercial, if not actually kitsch".[9] Opie has presented many public projects in cities around the world, notably in the Dentsu Building in Tokyo (2002), City Hall Park in New York (2004), Mori Building, Omotesando Hills in Japan (2006), River Vltava in Prague (2007), Phoenix Art Museum USA (2007), Dublin City Gallery in Ireland (2008), Seoul Square in South Korea (2009), Regent's Place in London (2011), Calgary, Canada (2012), The Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital, London (2012) and more recently permanent installations at SMETS in Belgium, PKZ [de; fr] in Zürich and Carnaby Street, London, UK.[citation needed][10][failed verification] One of Opie's most notable commissions was the design of an album cover for British pop band Blur in 2000, for which he received a Music Week CADS award.
Opie's Reclining Nude at Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Crowd , 2009, Seoul Square
Goldsmith's School of ArtGateshead Millennium BridgeAnn DancingIndianapolisNew British SculptureThe Dragon SchoolMagdalen College SchoolGoldsmiths, University of Londonconceptual artistMichael Craig-MartinThe British School at RomeThe AustralianChristopher AllenIndianapolis Cultural TrailBryan AdamsDentsu BuildingCity Hall ParkOmotesando HillsPhoenix Art MuseumDublin City GallerySeoul SquareRegent's PlaceSt Mary's Hospital, LondonCarnaby StreetWayne McGregorRoyal Opera HouseNational Portrait Gallery, LondonSir James DysonNational Portrait GalleryMuseum of Modern ArtVictoria and Albert MuseumICA BostonIsrael MuseumCanadian ArtThe GuardianAllen, ChristoperCooke, LynneArtCyclopediaEdward AllingtonStephen CoxTony CraggGrenville DaveyRichard DeaconBarry FlanaganAntony GormleyShirazeh HoushiaryAnish KapoorBoyd WebbRichard WentworthAlison WildingBill WoodrowArt & LanguageConceptual artLisson Gallery