Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst was born in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. His father was a motor mechanic, who left the family when Hirst was 12.
He was refused admission to Leeds College of Art and Design, when he first applied, but attended the college after a second successful application.
He then went onto study Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London between 1986 and 1989, although again he was refused a place the first time he applied
Death is a central theme in Hirst's works and whilst still a student at art college he took a work placement at a mortuary, an experience that influenced his later art works.
In the early 1990’s Hirst became famous for a series of artworks in which he exhibited preserved dead animals (including a shark, a sheep and a cow). Sometimes he would dissect these animals and store them in formaldehyde filled exhibition cases.
He received the Turner Prize in 1995.
5 comments:
Kara Mckeown I love these style of painting as the image is being refelecd . I find this intresting as you dont usally see art work like this . All the colours work together to make the painting come to life and the detail is amzing .
this painting is really nice it is unique as i have never seen one bofore like it, the butterflies are lovely and the way it reflects like a butterfly does as each wing is identical to the other that is what this painting is like. i think it is beautiful and he has put lots of detail into it, i have been on the internet and looked at other paintings and they are absolutely amazing the amount of effort he must have put into these paintings is incredible.
Sophie Tootle
It will be hard to draw and i like the colours.
i love this image, its very colourful and bright. it has loads of detail on it, which makes it really interesting. How i love the way it repeats the pattern in a really nice way.
Maxine Tai.
i love this style the colours are amazing and so tidy unlike collarges or collagraph printing! id love a go of it myself.
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