Divinity Fudge belongs to Opie's celebrated body of portrait work from the 1990s. During this period, she photographed members of LGBTQ+ communities in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Often set against plain backgrounds, the photographs are marked by a high level of technical precision and a clear reference to the traditions of historical portraiture.

These portraits challenge ideas about who has traditionally been considered worthy of large-scale, monumental representation. Opie draws on a visual language associated with historical portraits of social and political elites, but focuses instead on people who have rarely been depicted in this way. In doing so, she gives them a visible place within art history.

The work also reflects Opie's commitment to portraying diverse communities as they are, rather than reinforcing stereotypes. The sitter is presented as a distinct individual with a unique identity, while the portrait also engages with broader questions of gender, visibility and belonging.