Julian Opie
I loved the
variety of work in this show although all very typical of Opie. On the ground
floor were some lovely landscapes of coastal scenes, digital prints in blocks
of colour. These sat alongside six banners of scenes from South Korea. I loved
some small sculptures of tower blocks shown in groups of five which were clear
and effective with a real sense of the light bouncing off the windows using a
limited colour palette.
As you headed downstairs you were greeted by a lovely set of relief panels of people on a street with titles based on their accessories such as headphones, cardigan etc. These were shown against relief panels on the wall of people walking in Melbourne. My favourite pieces though were outline portraits which just named the people by their trade such as librarian, mechanic etc. They got across a sense of a look and personality in a minimal number of lines however when you looked carefully you realised they were slate or stone with the lines set with aluminium.
Closed on 16 June 2018
As you headed downstairs you were greeted by a lovely set of relief panels of people on a street with titles based on their accessories such as headphones, cardigan etc. These were shown against relief panels on the wall of people walking in Melbourne. My favourite pieces though were outline portraits which just named the people by their trade such as librarian, mechanic etc. They got across a sense of a look and personality in a minimal number of lines however when you looked carefully you realised they were slate or stone with the lines set with aluminium.
Closed on 16 June 2018
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