New York Couple 3
New York Couple 3
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 55
Year: 2019
Size: H 125cm x W 91cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Meaning & Analysis
New York Couple 3 is a screen print from Julian Opie’s New York Couple series (2019) that shows two full-length figures in profile walking in opposing directions. Despite their featureless faces these two figures are depicted with distinct characteristics like their hair and colourful clothing, producing an image of individual types.
Showing the figures mid-motion as they walk, New York Couple 3 exudes a sense of movement through the static image, capturing the idea of moving through a city centre. Characteristic of many of Opie’s figurative works, movement injects realism into the highly stylised graphic print. For Opie, movement itself is a form of realism in relation to the human form.
Throughout his career, Opie has produced many images of people walking in the form of static prints, paintings, sculpture, and moving images. Using photographs taken by the artist, each print is then manipulated and reduced to a matter of simplified shapes and signs to represent a figure. Speaking of his depictions of people from photographs taken in public, Opie has said, “Each figure throws up surprises and opportunities that I could not invent – a tattoo or a tasselled dress, a goatee or the logo on a T-shirt.”
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.
