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Cornish Coast 2: Gribbin Peninsular - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2017 - MyArtBroker

Cornish Coast 2: Gribbin Peninsular
Signed Print

Julian Opie

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 20

Year: 2017

Size: H 45cm x W 63cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

Combining the vernacular of everyday life with the canonical styles and traditions of art history, this print presents a twenty-first century version of the classic art historical genre of landscape painting. Cornish Coast 2: Gribbin Peninsular is cut horizontally by the horizon, the sky depicted in an almost-white tone filling two-thirds of the composition.

This print is created from photographs taken by the artist on holiday in Cornwall, later scanned and altered digitally. The composition is void of detail and simplified through the use of block flattened colour. Opie produces a generic image of the landscape that strikes a sense of familiarity within the viewer. Opie has explained of his simplified style, “Things in my experience don’t look photographic. When I recall the things I did in a day, for example, it’s not as a series of photographs, high resolution pictures. It’s a series of images which resemble symbols and signs. It’s like another language.”

  • Julian Opie, born in 1958, dances through the contemporary art scene with a distinctive digital allure. A trailblazer of the 1980s New British Sculpture movement, Opie's work is a highly stylised blend of Pop Art and minimalism which navigates the intersection of technology and visual expression. From his early experiments with computer-generated art to his iconic portraits and animated installations, Opie's work exudes a captivating simplicity. His signature style, marked by bold lines and reduced forms, is internationally recognisable and has made him a key player in British contemporary art.