Sprinters: Men sprinters 1, 2024

Julian Opie is internationally recognized for his ability to distill the human figure into a refined visual language of clean lines, flattened color, and rhythmic repetition. Drawing equally from art history, graphic design, and digital aesthetics, Opie reduces movement and identity to their most essential elements while retaining an unmistakable sense of presence and vitality. His work often explores how contemporary life—commuting, walking, running—can be transformed into universal symbols, rendered with clarity and immediacy that resonate across cultures.

Sprinters: Men Sprinters exemplifies Opie’s mastery of motion and technology through its lenticular acrylic surface, which animates the figures as the viewer moves across the panel. The repeated silhouettes of runners capture the physical intensity and cadence of sprinting, turning athletic exertion into a hypnotic visual sequence. Mounted on white acrylic and produced in a hand-signed and numbered edition of 30, the work balances precision with dynamism, merging sculptural presence and optical movement. At once minimalist and energetic, Sprinters reflects Opie’s ongoing fascination with the human body in motion and his ability to translate fleeting physical action into a timeless, contemporary icon.