Julian Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in Oxford. He graduated in 1983 from Goldsmith's School of Art, where he was taught by conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin. He emerged as an influential figure in the British art scene of the 1980s after producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes. Portraits and animated walking figures, rendered with minimal detail in black line drawing, are hallmarks of the artist’s style.
Opie's graphic portrait style and his use of computer aided design has enabled him move between the fields of contemporary art and commercial design: in 2000, he was commissioned to design an album cover for British pop band Blur, and in 2006, he created an LED projection for U2's Vertigo world tour.
I have decided to use Opie's 'Street Furniture' to research for this brief as I feel it relates to the theme of 'Journey'.
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