Reception Elmer

Fernand Léger

1881 - 1955

Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

Reception Gruffalo

André Derain

1880 - 1954

André Derain was a French artist, painter, sculptor and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse. Fauve artists favoured vibrant colours and winding gestural strokes across the canvas.

Reception Kipper

Raoul Dufy

1877 - 1953

Raoul Dufy was a French Fauvist painter, brother of Jean Dufy. He developed a colourful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for scenes of open-air social events.

Reception Jasper

Julian Opie

Born 1958

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Julian Opie is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement.

He emerged as an influential figure in the British art scene of the 1980s producing a series of painted metal sculptures that humorously combined loosely painted imagery with steel shapes.