Julian Opie studied at Goldsmiths´ College (1979-82) under Michael Craig-Martin, for whom he briefly worked as an assistant, and he emerged as an influential figure on the British art scene in the 1980s, with a series of painted metal sculptures. Opie´s style exists in the form of billboard posters, album covers and LED screens. Opie´s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.