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Radio Wind Tyres - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2000 - MyArtBroker

Radio Wind Tyres
Signed Print

Julian Opie

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Medium: Digital Print

Edition size: 40

Year: 2000

Size: H 74cm x W 110cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Julian Opie’s Radio Wind Tyres (signed) is estimated to be worth between £1,700 and £2,550. This digital print artwork, created in 2000, has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market on 19th April 2011. The hammer price over the past five years has ranged from £1,702 in September 2019 to £1,902 in March 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
May 2021Stockholms Auction House Sweden
July 2019Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
September 2017Christie's New York United States
April 2011Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

This print has been created from a photograph taken by the artist, subsequently scanned and digitally manipulated to create a simplified image that appears as though it were in a contemporary videogame. Radio Wind Tyres is devoid of any human presence and is depersonalised to the point of commodification whereby the viewer is able to make their own imaginative journey through the image. In composing this image from the perspective of someone driving along the road, Opie retains a sense of familiarity and human presence, thus inviting the viewer to step into the scene.

Radio Wind Tyres strikes an interesting balance between the slick, impersonal style that is typical of computer-generated images and the more personal list of sounds that Opie titles the print with. The print rekindles these familiar sounds from the viewer’s memory, and it is easy to imagine oneself within this scene. Opie frames nature within the artifice of a computer-generated image, thus the artificial is treated as if it were real by the viewer.

  • 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.