City Walkers 2
2014
This laser-cut steel wall relief exemplifies Opie's signature reduction of human figures to essential black outlines, transforming his characteristic digital aesthetic into three-dimensional form. The work captures anonymous urban pedestrians in motion, reflecting the artist's ongoing exploration of contemporary life through minimalist visual language that bridges traditional portraiture with modern technology.
- Medium
- Powder-coated laser-cut steel wall relief sculpture
- Dimensions
- Edition
- Edition of 50 of 50
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Hamilton Selway, West Hollywood, CA
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Hamilton SelwayView on map
For Sale
Collectors with works by Julian Opie
Artists in conversation
Patrick Caulfield
British · b. 1936
Caulfield similarly reduced everyday scenes and figures to bold black outlines with flat simplified forms, bridging Pop Art sensibility with a cool detached observation of modern urban life that closely mirrors Opie's reductive figurative language.
Alex Katz
American · b. 1927
Katz strips contemporary figures and urban pedestrians down to flat simplified silhouettes with minimal detail, sharing Opie's preoccupation with anonymous modern figures rendered through a boldly reductive and graphic visual vocabulary.
Mel Bochner
American · b. 1940
Bochner works extensively with geometric language, flat graphic forms, and the intersection of text and minimalist visual systems in wall based installations, reflecting the same fusion of conceptual minimalism and bold graphic clarity seen in Opie's steel relief sculpture.
Start the Discussion
Request access to join the discussion