Forever
Damien Hirst (b 1965) is a British artist, art collector and entrepreneur. He is part of the group Young British Artists and he was very active and seen in the 1990s British art scene. One of the best known works by Hirst is “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991), which is basically a dead tiger shark, which is preserved in a tank filled with formaldehyde. Just like Andy Warhol, Hirst is interested in death as one of the main themes in his art. In 2018-2020 Hirst painted a series called “Cherry Blossom” and current artworks are abstract details of it. Inspiration for the series came from pointillism and Georges Seurat, also the paintings by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. The series is in the boarderline of abstract and figurative art. “Forever” and “Fruitful” allow the viewer to see Hirst’s brushstrokes and thick layers of paint under a magnifying glass. Both artworks are a collaboration with Fondazione Prada to support schoolchildren in Italy related to COVID-19 pandemic.
Damien Hirst (s 1965) on Briti kunstnik, kunstikoguja ja ettevõtja. Ta kuulub kunstnike rühmitusse Noored Briti Kunstnikud ning ta oli väga aktiivne ja nähtaval 1990. aastate Briti kunstis. Üks tuntumaid ja vastuolulisemaid Hirsti töid on “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991), mis on sisuliselt surnud tiigerhai, keda säilitatakse formaalaldehüüdis. Nii nagu Andy Warholi, huvitab Hirsti kunstnikuna surm, mis on tema kunsti üks peamisi teemasid. Aastatel 2018-2020 maalis Damien Hirst sarja “Cherry Blossom” ning käesolevad kunstiteosed on abstraktsed detailid sellest. Seeria loomise inspiratsiooniks on nii Georges Seurat puäntillism ja Claude Monet kui ka Vincent van Gogh maalid. Sari “Cherry Blossoms” on abstraktse ja figuratiivse kunsti piirimail. Teosed “Forever” ja “Fruitful” lubavad justkui luubi all vaadelda Hirsti pinstlitööd ja paksu värvikihti. Mõlemad teosed on loodud koostöös Fondazione Prada´ga, et toetada Itaalia koolilapsi seoses COVID-19 pandeemiaga.
