Julian Opie...

Opie was born in London in 1958 and raised in Oxford. He graduated in 1983 from Goldsmith's School of Art, where he was taught by conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin. He emerged as an influential figure in the British art scene of the 1980s after producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes. Portraits and animated walking figures, rendered with minimal detail in black line drawing, are hallmarks of the artist’s style. His themes have been described as "engagement with art history, use of new technology, obsession with the human body" and "work with one idea across different media". When asked to describe his approach, Opie said "I often feel that trying to make something realistic is the one criteria I can feel fairly sure of. Another one I sometimes use is, would I like to have it in my room? And I occasionally use the idea, if God allowed you to show Him one [portrait] to judge you by, would this really be it?

In my opinion his work is simple yet very good because of the colours and lines that he uses. The bold colours make his work visible and clear to see.His work is an influential figure in the British art scene of the 1980s after producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes. His work ranges from a variety of portraits and animated walking figures, rendered with minimal detail in black line drawing, these are all the different styles he brings together to makes his work so defined. I like his work mostly because of the colour but because of the bold lines he uses to desperate each colour. 
This is my first go at a julian opie version of me, i really like the shirt because of the detail but i'm not sure about the face because the eyes kind of look out of place even though i do like the eyes and the little highlights in the eyes and the hair.

This is my starting attempt at Julian Opie's work, i think it is going quite well because i dont usually work in this style but i really like the style, it makes more complex images look simple but still look really great.