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Julian Opie — Still Life with Yellow, Red and Green Peppers
Julian Opie

Still Life with Yellow, Red and Green Peppers

Julian Opie's characteristically reductive visual language distills a collection of peppers into bold, flat forms outlined in thick black lines against a clean background. The yellow, red, and green peppers are rendered with minimal detail, stripped of shadow and texture to emphasize their essential shapes and vibrant colors. This work reflects Opie's ongoing exploration of how everyday objects can be transformed through a simplified, graphic aesthetic reminiscent of signage and digital imagery.

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Evening & Day Editions

June 11, 2015

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Julian Opie, Still Life with Yellow, Red and Green Peppers

Julian Opie's characteristically reductive visual language distills a collection of peppers into bold, flat forms outlined in thick black lines against a clean background. The yellow, red, and green peppers are rendered with minimal detail, stripped of shadow and texture to emphasize their essential shapes and vibrant colors. This work reflects Opie's ongoing exploration of how everyday objects can be transformed through a simplified, graphic aesthetic reminiscent of signage and digital imagery.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Graphic Art, Simplified Forms, Graphic Style, Bold Colors, Male Artist, British Artist, Bold Outlines, Pop Art, Food Subject, Flat Aesthetics, Flat Color, Contemporary Art, Vegetables, Established Artist, Vibrant Colors, Minimalist Style, Minimalism, Still Life

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