Damien Hirst Damien is an artist that uses different kinds of mediums and has different areas of interest as far as art goes much like that of Leonardo Da Vinci. He is famous for his work based on dead creatures of all sorts and his questioning of existence. Yet again another artist breaking through barriers in the world of art, while still maintaining a somewhat traditional style of art at the same time. Some of Damien’s most famous pieces of artwork are that which portray death in some manner. Some may argue that Damien Hirst has lost his sense of shock factor over time, but there is no doubt that Damien has changed how others view the world of art forever. (Melissa) Damien Hirst was born in Bristol in 1965. (Damien Hirst 1) He was raised
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He states it as an obsession of death, when in part it is also an obsession for the anatomical perspective of humans and animals alike. It’s a craving of knowing what the inside of these things looks like and their vitality in the world and in relation to the species itself. This is much like Leonardo Da Vinci with his anatomical drawings of the human body. Leonardo wanted to capture what no one had ever captured before through accurate illustrations with extreme detail, much like how Hirst captures detail of dead animals in formaldehyde whole or even split. …show more content…
(James, location 33) The jaws of the shark are left open with its beady eyes staring straight at you. (James, location 33) The shark is not held by any form of suspension, but simply by the solution itself. (James, location 33) This was definitely a ground-breaking piece of work for the art community and had never been done before. Although Hirst had done many formaldehyde based sculptures, he also created kaleidoscope paintings. One of his kaleidoscope paintings is known as “I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds,” which was done in 2006. This painting is made up of many magnificent blue butterflies. For Hirst this was actually a little more different than his usual concept of morbidity and death. He describes this piece of work as more of a celebration of life rather than his usual and consistent topic throughout his works. (I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds, 2006
He states it as an obsession of death, when in part it is also an obsession for the anatomical perspective of humans and animals alike. It’s a craving of knowing what the inside of these things looks like and their vitality in the world and in relation to the species itself. This is much like Leonardo Da Vinci with his anatomical drawings of the human body. Leonardo wanted to capture what no one had ever captured before through accurate illustrations with extreme detail, much like how Hirst captures detail of dead animals in formaldehyde whole or even split. …show more content…
(James, location 33) The jaws of the shark are left open with its beady eyes staring straight at you. (James, location 33) The shark is not held by any form of suspension, but simply by the solution itself. (James, location 33) This was definitely a ground-breaking piece of work for the art community and had never been done before. Although Hirst had done many formaldehyde based sculptures, he also created kaleidoscope paintings. One of his kaleidoscope paintings is known as “I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds,” which was done in 2006. This painting is made up of many magnificent blue butterflies. For Hirst this was actually a little more different than his usual concept of morbidity and death. He describes this piece of work as more of a celebration of life rather than his usual and consistent topic throughout his works. (I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds, 2006