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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is an artwork created in 1991 by Damien Hirst, an English artist and a leading member of the "Young British Artists" (or YBA). It consists of a preserved tiger shark submerged in formalin in a glass-panel display case.
6 de jul. de 2022 · The Shark, also known as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, is a 1991 sculpture by Damien Hirst. It depicts a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde, raising questions about life, death, and human-animal relations.
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Damien Hirst’s shark, titled “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living,” from 1991, will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum for three years. Robert Caplin...
Breaking Down the Concept Behind Damien Hirst's Shark | Widewalls. The iconic and provocative work The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, or The Shark, was produced by Damien Hirst in 1991.
The impossibility of really coming to terms with death, as someone who's living. In many ways, the history of art is a coming to terms with mortality, of transcending the physical body, of the afterlife. Art, through history, has dealt with big questions. This is a work of art taking on those big questions.
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- I think in order for modern painting to be beautiful in the "conventional" sense it has to first be "conventional," ie: since there isn't yet a mod...
- This question can not be answered definitively. I think it can be said that human beings like figures that are abstracted in some way. Maybe it sti...
- Sometimes it's the intention of the creator that makes a piece art, sometimes it's the act of creating that makes it art, sometimes it's the result...
- Yes, he is. His installation is "In and Out of Love" http://www.damienhirst.com/in-and-out-of-love-butterfly http://www.damienhirst.com/exhibitions...
- Great question. I'd love to read what other's think. I think its both. The artist defines the work of art initially but when artwork is released in...
- The tiger shark that replaced the original was a female about 25 to 30 years old, which is about middle-aged for a shark. It was caught off Queensl...
- Here is an article on the process of obtaining and preserving the shark: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/arts/design/01voge.html?pagewanted=all
2 de mar. de 2014 · Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living. Today on Artsper blog, an analysis of a masterpiece of contemporary art: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, by D. Hirst. In 1991, Damien Hirst was the most influential member of the Young British Artists group; this is ...
6 de dez. de 2023 · Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991. Cite this page. Though this looks like an exhibit in a natural history museum, Hirst’s subject comes straight from art history.
