Lot 427 Julian Opie. This is Shahnoza/Shahnoza …

This is Shahnoza/Shahnoza Pole Dancer. 2008. Farbserigraphie auf Vinylfolie, aufgezogen auf Keilrahmen. 256 x 120 cm. - Einige wenige kleine, kaum sichtbare Bereibungen. Insgesamt sehr gut und sauber. Prachtvoller, klar konturierter Druck.

Pop Art – Hg. v. Alan Cristea Gallery, London. - Die vorliegende Vinylfolie auf Keilrahmen gehört zu Julian Opies This Is Shahnoza-Werkkomplex, einer ab 2005 entstandenen Serie, für die die professionelle Tänzerin Shahnoza in einer Reihe choreografierter Posen Modell stand. Opie, der für die Arbeit über 2000 Fotografien als Grundlage auswertete, überführte das dokumentarische Material in seine unverwechselbare Bildsprache: schwarze Konturlinien, flächige Farbigkeit, neutraler Hintergrund. Die menschliche Figur wird auf das Wesentliche reduziert, ohne dabei an Ausdrucksstärke zu verlieren. Die Wahl der Vinylfolie als Träger ist dabei mehr als eine technische Entscheidung und verweist auf kommerzielle Bildwelten, Werbegrafik und den urbanen Raum. Mit der Figur der Pole Dancerin bewegt sich der Werkkomplex zudem auf einem kunsthistorisch aufgeladenen Terrain: Opie greift das traditionsreiche Motiv des weiblichen Akts auf und bricht es durch die Wahl seines Sujets, seiner reduzierten Formensprache und des seriellen Charakters der Arbeiten auf zeitgemäße Weise auf.

Pop Art – Colour silkscreen print on vinyl film, mounted on a stretcher frame. - A few small, barely visible scuffs. Overall in very good condition and clean. - Pub. by Alan Cristea gallery, London. - This vinyl film on a stretcher frame forms part of Julian Opie's "This Is Shahnoza" series, a body of work created from 2005 onwards in which the professional dancer Shahnoza posed in a series of choreographed poses. Opie, who analysed over 2,000 photographs as a basis for the work, translated the documentary material into his distinctive visual language: black contour lines, flat colouration, a neutral background. The human figure is reduced to its essentials without losing any of its expressiveness. The choice of vinyl film as the medium is more than a technical decision and alludes to commercial imagery, advertising graphics and the urban environment. With the figure of the pole dancer, the body of work also moves into a field steeped in art history: Opie takes up the traditional motif of the female nude and, through his choice of subject, his reduced formal language and the serial nature of the works, breaks it down in a contemporary manner.

Startprice: 1500 €
Estimate: 2000 €

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