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Esther

Julian Opie

Esther

2025

Lenticular acrylic panel in brushed aluminium frame

80 × 49 cm

Ed. / 50 — Signed and numbered, including Printed COA

Location: London, United Kingdom

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About the artwork

Produced in 2025,Esther uses Opie’s characteristic reduction of the sitter to selected contours,simplified features and flat color. The lenticular surface carries more than one view,so the portrait changes subtly according to the spectator’s position. The image is presented in a brushed aluminium frame that reinforces its clean,contemporary structure. The stated technique is lenticular acrylic panel in brushed aluminium frame. It measures approximately 80 × 49 cm. The lenticular panel contains closely related images that alternate according to the angle of view. Flat color,reduced outlines and the brushed metal frame create a controlled presentation in which the spectator’s movement supplies the principal visual change.

Expert opinion

Esther demonstrates how small changes in viewpoint can animate Opie’s reduced portrait language. The lenticular surface makes looking a physical action,since the image changes as the viewer moves. The work balances the anonymity of graphic signage with the specificity of an individual sitter. Across Julian Opie’s broader output,Esther is notable because it connects reduced portraiture with movement,duration and the physical act of viewing.

About the artist

Born in London in 1958 and a graduate of Goldsmiths School of Art, where he studied with Michael-Craig Martin, Julian Opie is an artist who lives and works in London. He is renowned for his original style of graphic figuration. The highly stylized treatment of his subjects, with flat tints of color and thick black outlines, is a blend of Pop art and minimalist art with a strong contemporary sensibility. Julian Opie's unique style is often compared to Japanese manga and comics, as well as to the aesthetics of advertising and posters. Opie has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad, with major museum shows including exhibitions at the Kunstverein in Cologne, the Hayward Gallery and the ICA in London. He is represented by 12 galleries worldwide and has presented numerous public projects in cities around the world. His work can be found in the collections of MoMA in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, among others.

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