Luc And Ludivine Get Married. (pair 15)
Luc And Ludivine Get Married. (pair 15)
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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40 x 45cm, Edition of 10, Digital Print
Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 10
Year: 2007
Size: H 40cm x W 45cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2023
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Meaning & Analysis
Featuring two individual portraits of a man and a woman, Luc And Ludivine Get Married (pair 15) is a mixed media piece from Julian Opie’s 2007 series Luc And Ludivine Get Married. Presented in elliptical frames and blown domed glazing, the work is produced from cut black and white paper laminated together.
At first glance, these portraits are distinctly modern in their use of simplified and abstracted forms but Opie synthesises this with the composition and form inspired by 19th century silhouette portraiture. Throughout his artistic oeuvre Opie has taken inspiration from ancient Egyptian and Roman art, and Dutch and British painted portraits of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, to eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japanese prints, and the symbolic language of modern signage.
Opie shows the image of the male figure facing the viewer head on and the female figure facing away from the viewer, showing only the back of her head. Typical of many of Opie’s portraits, Luc And Ludivine Married (pair 15) is rendered with the absolute minimum by which a person can be represented. Reduced to black and white bold lines, the image of the male figure uses dots for eyes and simple lines for his mouth.
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.
