Galloping Horse 3
Galloping Horse 3
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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61 x 100cm, Edition of 35, Digital Print
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Galloping Horse 3 is a digital print by Pop artist, Julian Opie. Depicting a horse in thick black outlines and set against a green backdrop, this print was released in 2013 in an edition of 35. Opie has taken the same subject and title used for his Galloping Horse sculpture (2012) and replicated a still, showing the horse in mid-motion.
This series points to Opie’s interest in creating movement through a series of static images and places his works within the history of art. By using the subject of the horse specifically, Opie creates a set of images reminiscent of the 19th century motion photographer Eadweard Muybridge who created the first moving images by using a sequence of still photographs of a horse.
The sculptural iteration of the subject was installed in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2014 and Director of the Programme, Clare Lilley, said of the work: ‘Julian Opie is one of the most significant artists of his generation and Galloping Horse is a beautiful work that extends the material of contemporary sculpture, making full use of new technology.’