[Lroy]

Fabulous print

[Momo]

Jun 12, 2021 13:54:55 GMT 1 rungsp said:

Somehow I have now got two copies of this...and they are a bit different.

Number one I bought from a member here who sold it framed. I have just hung it and not unframed it.
I have no reason to doubt his legitimacy, he was selling several various things at the time, including another Opie. He told me he bought it several years previously (in the same frame) from somebody whose place he went to that had a load of Opies on the walls.
It is distinctly red.

Number two I recently bought elsewhere from somebody at a very good price indeed, he was worried that it was damaged and had reduced the price a lot. The damage to the edges is very minimal and would easily be framed out.
It is distinctly more orange, still red if viewed on its own, but side by side this one is orangy-red

I'm giving it to my daughter as a new flat moving in gift.



I can't help but wonder if one is legit and the other fake...but if so then which one?!
(Both seem to have very deep black on the black bits)

Any thoughts or advice??

the orange one may have just been exposed to UV over a period of time and lightly bleached??

[rungsp]

I don't think it is UV damage...the guy who sold it said it had never been framed but the edges had got knocked when stored in a tube that was a bit too short.
That certainly fits with the damage, negligible damage though it is.

[Charlie Bronson]

Jun 12, 2021 13:54:55 GMT 1 rungsp said:

Somehow I have now got two copies of this...and they are a bit different.

Number one I bought from a member here who sold it framed. I have just hung it and not unframed it.
I have no reason to doubt his legitimacy, he was selling several various things at the time, including another Opie. He told me he bought it several years previously (in the same frame) from somebody whose place he went to that had a load of Opies on the walls.
It is distinctly red.

Number two I recently bought elsewhere from somebody at a very good price indeed, he was worried that it was damaged and had reduced the price a lot. The damage to the edges is very minimal and would easily be framed out.
It is distinctly more orange, still red if viewed on its own, but side by side this one is orangy-red

I'm giving it to my daughter as a new flat moving in gift.



I can't help but wonder if one is legit and the other fake...but if so then which one?!
(Both seem to have very deep black on the black bits)

Any thoughts or advice??

I don’t know whether to call mine orange or red. I guess it could be called either. If it’s not too much of a bother, post up side by side pics of the two. I’m curious to see the difference. 

[Rsyok]

Are these actually screenprints ? I thought just litho posters.

[John The Badgers]

Just noticed this new Julian Opie exhibition opening tomorrow, apologies if already posted somewhere else -





Looks a great setting - www.pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/julian-opie/

They even have some plates in the shop to support the exhibition.

[Bendy Man]

Jun 24, 2021 13:33:51 GMT 1 John The Badgers said:

Just noticed this new Julian Opie exhibition opening tomorrow, apologies if already posted somewhere else -





Looks a great setting - www.pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/julian-opie/

They even have some plates in the shop to support the exhibition.

Looks good.  The Guardian reviewer didn't rate it much, so it'll probably be pretty decent.

[John The Badgers]

If anyone decides to go, would they mind posting some pictures up on here?

[The Jokers Puppet]

There is a new animal statuette set available to celebrate the new exhibition. Having seen in the flesh, the deer is impressive, the rest is OK. Made of a hard foam like material. Would have been nice if they had been metal.
Much nicer is the set of three plates that are available from the museum shop - both online and offline.

www.julianopie.com/shop/multiples/animal-statuettes

[Javier]

Jun 28, 2021 12:25:35 GMT 1 The Jokers Puppet said:

There is a new animal statuette set available to celebrate the new exhibition. Having seen in the flesh, the deer is impressive, the rest is OK. Made of a hard foam like material. Would have been nice if they had been metal.
Much nicer is the set of three plates that are available from the museum shop - both online and offline.

www.julianopie.com/shop/multiples/animal-statuettes

Nice statuettes… but 1.120£ for a 3D printing seems “a bit” high to me…

[Rsyok]

Yes agreed Javier. Unfortunately the previous statues buy and sell pattern has set the source price from affordable to not very affordable.

[Javier]

Jun 28, 2021 13:22:08 GMT 1 Rsyok said:

Yes agreed Javier. Unfortunately the previous statues buy and sell pattern has set the source price from affordable to not very affordable.

I see. Last summer I went to his exhibition in Lisbon (recommended by a good person in here, I didn’t know it was there) and I could buy a zipper postcard for about 50€ (Plus a book). It has been released for the Oslo exhibition, if I remember good, but still hadn’t sold out.
Something beautiful, affordable and nice enough to be on the shelves of my living room. I think that’s the kind of releases that should be in the exhibition gift shop

[artlife11]

Jun 28, 2021 13:22:08 GMT 1 Rsyok said:

Yes agreed Javier. Unfortunately the previous statues buy and sell pattern has set the source price from affordable to not very affordable.

Not sure about the animals but a set of Melbourne statues hammered at £3000 plus 34%fees last week ( over £4K to buyer) so definitely prices are rising for Opie figures so can’t blame them for taking what’s rightfully theirs.

[The Jokers Puppet]

There is a Melbourne statuette set at Rosebery's auction (7 July) current price £700 for anyone looking for a set. Not sure if Rosebery is as well known as some auction houses but seem to be on the mailing list.

I don't have any pictures of the Opie exhibition as I don't tend to take them (bit like going on safari and being surrounded by people with lenses longer than their arms and not enjoying being in the moment. Always argue that one with the wife who often likes to compete with her Samsung phone). Its a pretty small exhibition so I would not suggest a special trip unless you wish to make an afternoon of it. Nice lunch at Soane's kitchen next door, view what was John Soane's country retreat (he was mates with JW Turner and a big art collector - recommend visiting Soanes Museum and the Hogarth collection if you have not done so) and the Opie exhibition which is essentially in 2 rooms.

[Geezer Mate]

I went on Sunday very small exhibition although you can visit the house as well and have a walk around the park, got some pics on my Instagram if you are interested

[Charlie Bronson]

Not pulling the trigger, but I bet they display well. 
www.julianopie.com/shop/multiples/animal-statuettes

[That Print Guy]

Those are quite nice

[Lroy]

I really prefer human characters....
Animals have not this magical and classy Opie style...
And are easier to do of course

[sandinista]

Why would you buy this? something kids would play with at pre school. I have some stickle bricks i'll sell at half the price. unsigned.

[Georgie Poppit]

That red bird leg looks worryingly thin. Not sure I could sleep at night.

[sandinista]

i'm waiting for his fuzzy felt release.

[tlaa2020]

whats the verdict on the new ones? theyve still got a few in stock from the looks of it:

www.julianopie.com/shop/multiples/boston-statuettes

[goaty]

If anyone has an Opie Sheep blanket lying around, please can you message me. Thanks!

[Martin M]

Had a sneak peak at the new Opie show at Cristea Roberts Gallery last night.
Some great pieces in the show. The French Village series are really impressive 2.2m x 1.5!

We bought a woodblock from the Apartments series, very nice and reasonably priced edition of 20. Well worth a look if your in town.

[handy]

Love some of Opie's work but for some reason i'm not a fan at all of the French Village series. Don't see anything that reminds me of a French village. The architecture is neither charming nor modern; it just reminds me of a badly rendered 3D environment from a computer game of the 1990s.

like the statue, thanks for sharing

[John The Badgers]

Always been a big fan of this Opie fella, and made the trip to the Nation's capital today to see the new Julian Opie exhibition at Cristea Roberts Gallery -

cristearoberts.com/exhibitions/230-julian-opie/

A great display of his more recent work, and also items previously available. 

Would like to share some pictures -
























There is also a series of wood cut prints which are available which support the exhibition. These are really quite something, I was aware of them via the Cristea Roberts newsletter, but would certainly recommend them, they are really lovely -





Mr Opie was in attendance which was nice to see, actually had a really nice chat with him, a really nice fella. He actually took the Mickey out of my prehistoric camera, so apologies for the quality of them above.

Would certainly recommend a visit.

[John The Badgers]

I'll get the hang of this site one day, but certainly with Martinm on the Opie exhibition, really worth a visit.

Some more pictures here -

urbanartassociation.com/thread/174605/julian-opie-exhibition-cristea-roberts?page=1&scrollTo=2121696

The woodcuts available are really lovely.

[Charlie Bronson]

Thanks for posting. Are the wood print cut outs available online, or in person only?

[Lroy]

French village looks like a screenshot of a video game... Photoshop ?
But I like Opie so.
Characters are better ( in 3D or wood )

[Martin M]

Sept 18, 2021 15:12:45 GMT 1 handy said:

Love some of Opie's work but for some reason i'm not a fan at all of the French Village series. Don't see anything that reminds me of a French village. The architecture is neither charming nor modern; it just reminds me of a badly rendered 3D environment from a computer game of the 1990s.

like the statue, thanks for sharing

When i was sent the PDF of the show i thought similar re the French Village series, but seeing them in the flesh changed my mind immediately. If we had a wall big enough we would have had one!