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Black White Green Yellow
Signed Print

Julian Opie

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111 x 119cm, Edition of 25, Lenticular

Medium: Lenticular

Edition size: 25

Year: 2020

Size: H 111cm x W 119cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

Last Auction: January 2024

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Location
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Hammer Price
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January 2024
Phillips London
United Kingdom
£12,750
£15,000
£19,050
March 2022
Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers
United Kingdom
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Julian Opie's Black White Green Yellow, a lenticular artwork from 2020, is estimated to be worth between £16,000 and £24,000. This signed piece has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 8th March 2022. In the last 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £14,000 in March 2022 to £15,000 in January 2024. The average annual growth rate of this work is 14% and the edition size is limited to 25.

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Meaning & Analysis

Black White Green Yellow is representative of Opie’s skill in striking a balance between the realism of fine art and the eye-catching elements of graphic design. The artist combines the vernacular of everyday life with his highly stylised visual language, using bold lines and bright, saturated colours. Despite his abstract style, Opie considers himself to be a realist who works outside of metaphors noting that, ‘reality is a complex construction that is built from experience.’

Using lenticular technology as a key component to this work, Opie produces a moving image that shows the figures making small movements such as folding their arms. Opie has demonstrated a keen interest in movement and animation throughout his career, often using movement as a form of realism and to create dynamic images of modern life. Combined with photographic realism, the use of the moving image in this print functions to create an uncanniness that toes the line between representation and reality.

  • 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.