Damien Hirst

Humanities “Bring Forth the Fruits of Righteousness from Darkness” The artist of whose work I observed was Damien Hirst. He was born June 7 1965 and is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. The piece of art I observed was “Bring Forth the Fruits of Righteousness from Darkness”, it is a gloss covered canvas covered by real butterfly wings and household paint. It is set up to resemble three stained-glass windows from a gothic cathedral. The piece is on display at the Cleveland Museum

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a piece that was created by the artist Damien Hirst in the year 1992. In summary, it is a tiger shark that is preserved in a formaldehyde solution in a case of glass and steel. The case is separated into three parts, which most likely is because Hirst did not want the viewer to see and observe the piece as one whole dead shark. It is thought that this steel casing breaks the continuity of the shark and therefore, becomes less connectable

I. Description The sculpture Legend and Myth by Damien Hirst is a pair of sculptures depicting two mythical creatures. Legend is a sculpture of the legendary creature known as a Pegasus, and its counterpart, named Myth, which is a sculpture of a white unicorn. The medium that was used to create the two sculptures was a combination of painted gold, silver, and also bronze. The sculpture Legend measures to be 4575 x 2590 x 2260 mm or 180.1 x 102 x 89 in and was sculpted in 2010, while its companion

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living was created by Damien Hirst in 1991 and is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To create this piece, Hirst preserved a tiger shark by placing it in formaldehyde solution and put it up for display for others to admire. Since this was placed in the museum for viewing purposes, there has been a lot of controversy regarding whether or not it should be considered art. Many believe that because no artistic ability was needed to put

subconscious and making the public push beyond their conscious mind. Damien Hirst continues to be a massive influence

Postmodern art is typically anti-establishment and rebellious, the beginning of postmodern art can be found in the late 1950’s-1960’s although the term was first used around 1970. The movement differed from previous movements as it deliberately went against the rules, artists used many different disciplines within one piece of work. A core value of postmodern art is that it is for everyone and tries to be a connection between art and everyday life. Modernism triggered post-modernism, modernism

Damien Hirst Damien Hirst first came to open consideration in London in 1988 when he imagined and curated "Stop," a display in a neglected distribution center that demonstrated his work and that of his companions and kindred understudies at Goldsmiths College. In the about quarter of a century since that significant show (which would come to characterize the Young British Artists), Hirst has turned out to be a standout amongst the most compelling specialists of his era. Damien Hirst says” I like

Damien Hirst In the 21st century, modern artists experiment with many different techniques and use variation of inspirations for their works. This century is very open minded and knowledgeable about many things. We are trying to escape death and stay always young. There is an artist who being able to touch this subject many time in his work. Damien Hirst expressed his individuality in extraordinary creative innovative designs, through fundamentally in working with the theory of death and life

Damien Steven Hirst is an English conceptual and installation artist. One of the richest artist in the United Kingdom, an estimated £215 million. Born on June 7, 1965, Bristol, England, a member of and most prominent of a group named Young British Artists. A group of visual artists that began to exhibit together in London. They dominated the art scene in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. He studied at Goldsmiths, University in London from ‘86 to ‘89. During Hirst’s second year Goldsmiths College

“Painting today is pure intuition and luck and taking advantage of what happens when you splash the stuff down. “- Francis Bacon. However when I learnt more about history of art and the way each movement and happenings in the world inspired artist to make new works, I was able to see much more than just a canvas with random paints and sketches. The interesting part about this concept is that each piece of art could be interpreted in many different ways. In contemporary art there isn’t right and