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5 de abr. de 2012 · A polêmica marca a obra de Damien Hirst desde o início de sua carreira no final dos anos 80. Acima, 'A Thousand Years' ('Mil Anos', em tradução livre) mostra um ciclo de vida completo: larvas...
São Paulo – Um tubarão flutuando dentro de um tanque de formol, animais cortados ao meio, a cabeça de uma vaca dentro de uma cabine e alimentos cobertos por borboletas vivas. Essas e outras imagens impactantes estão expostas, a partir de hoje, no museu de arte Tate Modern, em Londres.
Damien Hirst (Bristol, 7 de junho de 1965) é um artista britânico, o mais proeminente do grupo Young British Artists. Durante os anos da década de 90 constituiu-se como líder dos "Young British Artists" (ou YBAs), Jovens Artistas Britânicos, dominando a arte britânica durante essa década e sendo amplamente conhecido internacionalmente.
- British
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- The Mandalas
- Butterflies: A Hirstian Motif
- The Kaleidoscope Series
- Entomology
- Young British Artists to Rich British Artists
Mandalas are geometric designs that aid the viewer’s meditation. They try to represent a microcosm of the universe – Hirst is not an artist who shies from daring ideas. Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, or Shinto traditions all use Mandalas. This means that the Butterfly Mandalas (in contrast to the Kaleidoscope paintings) link to Eastern rather than Western ...
The butterfly retains its form in death and so it embodies the fascination around mortality. The Greeks used the butterfly to symbolize the soul and in Christian imagery, the butterfly is an image of the resurrection. So, it is no wonder that butterflies fascinate Damien Hirst, who has described the butterfly as a “universal trigger.” Butterfly Man...
Hirst has worked with butterflies consistently since as early as 1989. His iconic Kaleidoscope series (2001 – present) also use butterflies. Victorian tea trays were the inspiration for their design but their dramatic titles make them much more philosophical. The Kaleidoscope pieces have spiritual titles, some from the book of Psalms. Many delibera...
In contrast to the Kaleidoscope and Mandala series‘, Entomology Paintings, which Hirst has been working on since 2009, take their names from Dante’s Divine Comedy. The Entomology Paintingsfeature not just butterflies but hundreds of insects. Hirst’s art often necessitates the death of something in order to for it to be looked at. This is not always...
Freeze, 1988
In 1988 Damien Hirst was still a student at Goldsmiths. It was in his second year that he organized one of the major initial exhibitions for the YBAs. At the Surrey Docks in London the exhibition Freezeran from 6 August to 29 September 1988. 16 artists showed their work to an impressive caliber of critics.
YBA 1
In March 1991 Hirst presented a thirteen-foot tiger shark in a tank of formaldehyde at The Saatchi Gallery’s YBA 1 exhibition. It generated colossal press attention and arguably pushed the boundaries of contemporary art. This was the beginning of the Natural History series that truly propelled Hirst into fame. In more recent years Hirst’s art has become known for making money as well as being shocking.
For the Love of God
32 platinum plates, 8,601 pavé-set diamonds, and human teeth are the materials in For the Love of God. While Hirst was growing up in Leeds, saying he wanted to become an artist, his mother would exclaim: “For the love of God, what are you going to do next!” The performative sale of the diamond skull at Sotheby’s auction house led to discussions about the concept of media art. Hirst’s dealings with death have always remained a constant, while his monetary value continues to soar. The Mandalas...
Uma obra do artista plástico Damien Hirst na galeria Tate Modern, em Londres, enfureceu organizações de defesa animal. Exposta por mais de 20 semanas, a obra consistia em duas salas brancas, sem janelas, cheias de borboletas vivas.
17 de out. de 2012 · Uma obra do artista plástico Damien Hirst na galeria Tate Modern, em Londres, enfureceu organizações de defesa animal. Exposta por mais de 20 semanas, a obra consistia em duas salas brancas, sem janelas, cheias de borboletas vivas.
27 de abr. de 2020 · Exposta por mais de 20 semanas, a obra consistia em duas salas brancas, sem janelas, cheias de borboletas vivas.
