Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Artist #31 Damien Hirst



"Beautiful C Painting"

I like this painting of his because I like all the colors in it. It is a series of painting that was created on a spinning wheel. I think it is a very bold piece of work and that is what I like the most about it. I love paintings by artists who are not afraid to use bold bright colors. I like that he experimented with a spinning machine to create some of his paintings. Hirst's work is based on life and death and to me this on represents life because the bright and bold design make it come to life on the canvas.


Damien was born on June 7, 1965 in Bristol England. He now lives in Devon, UK. He studied at Goldsmith's College in London. In 1988 Damien curated an exhibition of his work and that of his contemporaries with still attending college. This exhibition is believed to have been the starting point of Damien's artistic career, and a defining moment in kick starting cutting edge British contemporary art. Damien's work confronts the scientific, philosophical, and religious aspects of human existence and it included sculpture, painting, and printmaking. In 1995 he was awarded the Turner Prize for "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Something living". In 2004 he collaborated with Sarah Lucas and Angus Fairhurst to exhibit recent works at Tate Britain under the title In-a-Gadda-da-Vida. In 2006 works from his murderme collection were exhibited at the Serpentine gallery, London :" In the Darkest Hour there may be light". Damien's works can be found in collections worldwide including Tate, London, UK, MoMa, Washington DC, Scotland, Netherlands, and much much more.







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