Tina Walking
Tina Walking
Signed Mixed Media
Julian Opie
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Medium: Mixed Media
Edition size: 35
Year: 2010
Size: H 83cm x W 43cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Mixed Media
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| January 2020 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2018 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2018 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2018 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2017 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| April 2017 | Phillips New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Tina Walking is a signed mixed media print produced by Julian Opie, one of the leading figures of the New British Sculpture movement. Made in 2008 in an edition size of 35, this print on lenticular acrylic panel shows a full-length figure depicted from side-on. The female figure is captured in motion and the way her legs are rendered suggests she is walking somewhere. Opie creates the illusion of movement by duplicating the lower portion of the figure’s legs and arm and blurring them.
This print is exemplary of Opie’s distinct visual language. Opie has produced many prints of figures in motion who appear to be walking round various cities, such as those in the Walking in London collection and the Walking in the Rain collection. Opie’s style is characterised by his use of simplified forms and the way in which he renders them using thick black lines filled with bold blocks of colour. As seen in Tina Walking, details are removed from these figures. The people Opie draws tend to be faceless, however the artist brings individuality to the figures through their clothes and accessories.
Opie produces a one-dimensional effect in his artworks which often appear flat and lacking in depth. The artist is clearly influenced by Minimalism and Pop Art. Traces of Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book imagery and cartoon characters, as well as Andy Warhol’s highly commercialised style of portraiture are apparent throughout Opie’s oeuvre.