Luc And Ludivine Get Married. (pair 16)
Luc And Ludivine Get Married. (pair 16)
Signed Print
Julian Opie
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Medium: Digital Print
Edition size: 10
Year: 2007
Size: H 40cm x W 45cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Sotheby's Paris | France | |||
| January 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Featuring two individual portraits of a man and a woman, Luc And Ludivine Get Married (pair 16) is a work from Julian Opie’s 2007 Luc And Ludivine Get Married series. Reminiscent of Victorian silhouette portraiture, this work shows the figures exclusively in black and white and presented in two elliptical frames.
Luc And Ludivine Get Married (pair 16) has the most obscure composition of the entire series, showing the figures facing away from the viewer to show only the back of their heads. In creating these portraits through ‘objective’ computer technologies and the visual language of graphic design, Opie forms a kind of ‘non’ style that disguises the artist’s hand. Much like the way in which the identity of the sitters is hidden by their facing away, Opie contains subjectivity within a depersonalised syntax of signs.
Opie toes the line between the visual language of graphic design and fine art with his use of bold lines, simplified shapes and flattened picture plane. The Luc And Ludivine Get Married series is unique in the artist’s oeuvre in the way that each portrait is presented in an oval frame with blown domed glazing. At the same time, the repetition of the same subject across an entire series, with small variants in each work, is very typical of Opie’s work since the mid-1990s.
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.
