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Imagine You Are Driving (Fast) /Jacques/Helmet - Signed Print by Julian Opie 2002 - MyArtBroker

Imagine You Are Driving (Fast) /Jacques/Helmet
Signed Print

Julian Opie

£3,900-£6,000Value Indicator

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56 x 122cm, Edition of 40, Digital Print

Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 40
Year: 2002
Size: H 56cm x W 122cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: October 2023
Value Trend:
-13% AAGR

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Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
October 2023
Phillips London
United Kingdom
£3,179
£3,740
£4,750
March 2023
Christie's Amsterdam
Netherlands
September 2011
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Julian Opie's Imagine You Are Driving (Fast) /Jacques/Helmet (signed) is estimated to be worth between £3,900 and £6,000. This digital print artwork, created in 2002, has an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market in September 2011. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £3,740 in October 2023 to £7,985 in March 2023. The average annual growth rate of this work is currently at -13%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 40.

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Meaning & Analysis

Opie invites the viewer to step into the shoes of the race driver that he depicts, showing a view of the racetrack from the driver’s perspective. Paired with the print’s title, the world represented in this image is suggestive of computer driving games where the participant goes on a virtual journey. This video game aesthetic is typical of Opie’s landscape work from the late 1990s that encourages the viewer to step into a stylised representation of the world.

Speaking of his work in relation to viewer participation, Opie has said, "I think my work is about trying to be happy… I want the world to seem like the kind of place you’d want to escape into… Mundane things are just as exciting as all the things you might imagine escaping into."

  • 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.