Dress: Boston Statuette
2020
This patinated bronze sculpture exemplifies Opie's signature reductive approach, distilling the human form to essential geometric elements while exploring the relationship between classical sculptural traditions and contemporary minimalist aesthetics. The work demonstrates the artist's ongoing investigation into simplified figuration, translating his characteristic graphic style into three-dimensional form.
- Medium
- Patinated black bronze on Crema Grey stone base
- Dimensions
- Edition
- Edition of 25 of 25
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Hamilton Selway, West Hollywood, CA
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Hamilton SelwayView on map
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Giacometti
Swiss · b. 1901
Giacometti similarly reduced the human figure to its most elemental sculptural form in patinated bronze, stripping away surface detail to capture the essential presence of the body with remarkable economy of form.
Donald Judd
American · b. 1928
Judd shared Opie's commitment to geometric reductivism and the relationship between form and base, creating three dimensional works where material finish and simplified shape carry the full expressive weight of the piece.
Antony Gormley
British · b. 1950
Gormley consistently translates the human figure into simplified geometric and metallic sculptural forms, exploring how reductive figuration in cast materials can simultaneously reference classical traditions and contemporary minimalist aesthetics.
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