New British Sculpture

What is new British Sculpture?

New British Sculpture is the name referring to the work produced by a group of sculptors, installation artists, and other creators who exhibited together in London during the 1980s. This group included artists like Richard Deacon, Richard Wentworth, and Tony Cragg. Tim Woods helped define this movement by identifying four major themes: the blending of kitsch and pop culture, the use of UK urban waste in a bricolage style, the assignment of new meanings to everyday objects, and a playful approach using wit and humor.
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Bastide 4

Julian Opie

Bastide 4, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 6,450

Bastide 3

Julian Opie

Bastide 3, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 6,450

Bastide 2

Julian Opie

Bastide 2, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 6,450

Bastide 1

Julian Opie

Bastide 1, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 6,450

Curly hair

Julian Opie

Curly hair, 2022

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 18,125

Culottes (from Crossing)

Julian Opie

Culottes (from Crossing), 2022

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 23,500

Walk

Julian Opie

Walk, 2009

Digital Art

Mixed Media

USD 5,750

Still Life with Aubergines and Cucumber

Julian Opie

Still Life with Aubergines and Cucumber, 2001

Limited Edition Print

Lambda print

USD 3,700

Ruth with cigarette 5

Julian Opie

Ruth with cigarette 5, 2005

Limited Edition Print

Lambda print

USD 1,700

Ruth with cigarette 3

Julian Opie

Ruth with cigarette 3, 2005

Limited Edition Print

Lambda print

USD 1,700

Ruth with cigarette 2

Julian Opie

Ruth with cigarette 2, 2005

Limited Edition Print

Lambda print

USD 1,700

Belgium 1

Julian Opie

Belgium 1, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

USD 16,100

Belgium 3

Julian Opie

Belgium 3, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

USD 16,100

Belgium 4

Julian Opie

Belgium 4, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

USD 16,100

View from my bedroom window

Julian Opie

View from my bedroom window, 2007

Digital Art

Video art

Currently Not Available

French Village 3

Julian Opie

French Village 3, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Inkjet print

USD 12,000

Mail art

Mail Art is a populist art movement centered on the creation and exchange of small-scale artworks through the postal service. It developed out of the Fluxus movement in the 1950s and 1960s and has since evolved into a global art movement. Ray Johnson is recognized as the first mail artist, and his New York School is considered the first network of mail artists. Mail artists rely heavily on a network to exchange their works, often creating a community of artists connected through the postal system.

Postminimalism

Postminimalism refers to a range of art styles that emerged in the 1960s, following the Minimalism movement. While Minimalism focused on simplicity and impersonality, Postminimalist artists retained some elements of Minimalism but also explored greater expressiveness, experimenting with new materials and techniques. This movement includes various forms of art such as conceptual art, body art, performance art, process art, and site-specific works. Postminimalism represents a shift toward more personal, tactile, and process-oriented approaches to art-making.

Dusseldorf school of photography

The Düsseldorf School of Photography refers to a group of photographers who studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf during the 1970s. This group was known for its devotion to the black-and-white industrial images characteristic of the German tradition known as New Objectivity. The photographers focused on precise, methodical documentation of industrial structures, often using a detached and objective approach.

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