Since the onset of his career, Julian Opie began painting, sculpting, filming, and making installations in public spaces. By using the city as his personal canvas, he was able to develop his distinctive aesthetic of bold lines and bright solid colors. Today his work can be found in many cities throughout the world.
In addition to the public space installations, Opie enjoys creating depictions of well-known personalities. To name only one, he created the award-winning cover of the Britpop band Blur's successful album: Blur: The Best Of (2000), whose print series is now on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
Julian Opie is one of the most well-known contemporary British artists. Born in London in 1958, he graduated from the Goldsmith's School of Art in 1983. He currently lives and works in London.
His works can be found in the collections of many public institutions throughout the world, including Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum in London, The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria, the Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland, the Neue Galerie Sammlung Ludwig in Aachen, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the National Museum of Art in Osaka, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and also in the MOCAK Collection, and Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow.