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DAMIEN HIRST (Bristol, UK, 1965)."Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" 2005.Aquatint on 350 gr.
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DAMIEN HIRST (Bristol, UK, 1965).
"Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" 2005.
Aquatint on 350 gr. Hahnemühle paper.
Limited edition of 65.
Signed in pencil in the lower margin, numbered on the back.
Measurements: 118 x 99 cm; 127 x 107 cm (frame).
The world of pharmaceuticals is of great importance in Damien Hirst's imaginary. In different iconic series that the artist has been developing over the decades (under the headings "Spot Paintings" and "Spin Paintings"), the coloured dots symbolise therapeutic and spiritual values with which the artist relates art and science. Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" is part of this project of Colour Spots initiated at the end of the eighties. The coloured dots are aligned according to mathematical calculations of distances between them, of chromatic combination, thickness, etc. Round like healing pills or sweets, they are accompanied by scientific titles. Ethidium bromide is the name of a synthetic purple dye used in medicine.
Damien Hirst argues that art is classless. He trained at Leeds University while combining his studies with a job at the local mortuary, which he later left to move to London. During this time he was working in construction while also applying to various art schools such as St Martins, and the Welsh College. He was eventually accepted at Golsdmiths College, which at the time, due to the economic recession in England, was a school that attracted bright students and creative tutors. While studying, Hirst financed his expenses by working on telephone surveys, a direct cause of his ability to fake any emotion over the phone. During his studies he also worked at McDonald's, and part-time at the Anthony D'Ofray gallery, where he learned the mechanics of the art market. Already in his second year, Hirst took on the role of artist and curator, and managed to stage an exhibition that would change the course of British art, his first solo exhibition at the age of 26. Four years later, in 1995, he won his second Turner Prize nomination for Mother and Child. At the age of 32, the Larry Gagosian Gallery offered him a major retrospective, after which he declared that there was nowhere left for him to exhibit, he had done it all and too quickly. As a result, he was soon dubbed Hooligan Genius by the media. Although he became a millionaire at the age of 40, Hirst's hypersensitivity became suspect: wrapped in an aura of romanticism, he made revolutionising the art world look easy. On several occasions he has acknowledged his desire to be famous and in the face of criticism he has defended himself with phrases such as "they couldn't admit to themselves that they wanted to be famous and resented not being famous" or "I think my desire was to be more famous than rich, I think the desire to create art and be famous is like the desire to live forever with two obsessions: death and celebrity".
"Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" 2005.
Aquatint on 350 gr. Hahnemühle paper.
Limited edition of 65.
Signed in pencil in the lower margin, numbered on the back.
Measurements: 118 x 99 cm; 127 x 107 cm (frame).
The world of pharmaceuticals is of great importance in Damien Hirst's imaginary. In different iconic series that the artist has been developing over the decades (under the headings "Spot Paintings" and "Spin Paintings"), the coloured dots symbolise therapeutic and spiritual values with which the artist relates art and science. Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" is part of this project of Colour Spots initiated at the end of the eighties. The coloured dots are aligned according to mathematical calculations of distances between them, of chromatic combination, thickness, etc. Round like healing pills or sweets, they are accompanied by scientific titles. Ethidium bromide is the name of a synthetic purple dye used in medicine.
Damien Hirst argues that art is classless. He trained at Leeds University while combining his studies with a job at the local mortuary, which he later left to move to London. During this time he was working in construction while also applying to various art schools such as St Martins, and the Welsh College. He was eventually accepted at Golsdmiths College, which at the time, due to the economic recession in England, was a school that attracted bright students and creative tutors. While studying, Hirst financed his expenses by working on telephone surveys, a direct cause of his ability to fake any emotion over the phone. During his studies he also worked at McDonald's, and part-time at the Anthony D'Ofray gallery, where he learned the mechanics of the art market. Already in his second year, Hirst took on the role of artist and curator, and managed to stage an exhibition that would change the course of British art, his first solo exhibition at the age of 26. Four years later, in 1995, he won his second Turner Prize nomination for Mother and Child. At the age of 32, the Larry Gagosian Gallery offered him a major retrospective, after which he declared that there was nowhere left for him to exhibit, he had done it all and too quickly. As a result, he was soon dubbed Hooligan Genius by the media. Although he became a millionaire at the age of 40, Hirst's hypersensitivity became suspect: wrapped in an aura of romanticism, he made revolutionising the art world look easy. On several occasions he has acknowledged his desire to be famous and in the face of criticism he has defended himself with phrases such as "they couldn't admit to themselves that they wanted to be famous and resented not being famous" or "I think my desire was to be more famous than rich, I think the desire to create art and be famous is like the desire to live forever with two obsessions: death and celebrity".
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DAMIEN HIRST (Bristol, UK, 1965).
"Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" 2005.
Aquatint on 350 gr. Hahnemühle paper.
Limited edition of 65.
Signed in pencil in the lower margin, numbered on the back.
Measurements: 118 x 99 cm; 127 x 107 cm (frame).
The world of pharmaceuticals is of great importance in Damien Hirst's imaginary. In different iconic series that the artist has been developing over the decades (under the headings "Spot Paintings" and "Spin Paintings"), the coloured dots symbolise therapeutic and spiritual values with which the artist relates art and science. Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" is part of this project of Colour Spots initiated at the end of the eighties. The coloured dots are aligned according to mathematical calculations of distances between them, of chromatic combination, thickness, etc. Round like healing pills or sweets, they are accompanied by scientific titles. Ethidium bromide is the name of a synthetic purple dye used in medicine.
Damien Hirst argues that art is classless. He trained at Leeds University while combining his studies with a job at the local mortuary, which he later left to move to London. During this time he was working in construction while also applying to various art schools such as St Martins, and the Welsh College. He was eventually accepted at Golsdmiths College, which at the time, due to the economic recession in England, was a school that attracted bright students and creative tutors. While studying, Hirst financed his expenses by working on telephone surveys, a direct cause of his ability to fake any emotion over the phone. During his studies he also worked at McDonald's, and part-time at the Anthony D'Ofray gallery, where he learned the mechanics of the art market. Already in his second year, Hirst took on the role of artist and curator, and managed to stage an exhibition that would change the course of British art, his first solo exhibition at the age of 26. Four years later, in 1995, he won his second Turner Prize nomination for Mother and Child. At the age of 32, the Larry Gagosian Gallery offered him a major retrospective, after which he declared that there was nowhere left for him to exhibit, he had done it all and too quickly. As a result, he was soon dubbed Hooligan Genius by the media. Although he became a millionaire at the age of 40, Hirst's hypersensitivity became suspect: wrapped in an aura of romanticism, he made revolutionising the art world look easy. On several occasions he has acknowledged his desire to be famous and in the face of criticism he has defended himself with phrases such as "they couldn't admit to themselves that they wanted to be famous and resented not being famous" or "I think my desire was to be more famous than rich, I think the desire to create art and be famous is like the desire to live forever with two obsessions: death and celebrity".
"Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" 2005.
Aquatint on 350 gr. Hahnemühle paper.
Limited edition of 65.
Signed in pencil in the lower margin, numbered on the back.
Measurements: 118 x 99 cm; 127 x 107 cm (frame).
The world of pharmaceuticals is of great importance in Damien Hirst's imaginary. In different iconic series that the artist has been developing over the decades (under the headings "Spot Paintings" and "Spin Paintings"), the coloured dots symbolise therapeutic and spiritual values with which the artist relates art and science. Ethidium Bromide Aqueous Solution" is part of this project of Colour Spots initiated at the end of the eighties. The coloured dots are aligned according to mathematical calculations of distances between them, of chromatic combination, thickness, etc. Round like healing pills or sweets, they are accompanied by scientific titles. Ethidium bromide is the name of a synthetic purple dye used in medicine.
Damien Hirst argues that art is classless. He trained at Leeds University while combining his studies with a job at the local mortuary, which he later left to move to London. During this time he was working in construction while also applying to various art schools such as St Martins, and the Welsh College. He was eventually accepted at Golsdmiths College, which at the time, due to the economic recession in England, was a school that attracted bright students and creative tutors. While studying, Hirst financed his expenses by working on telephone surveys, a direct cause of his ability to fake any emotion over the phone. During his studies he also worked at McDonald's, and part-time at the Anthony D'Ofray gallery, where he learned the mechanics of the art market. Already in his second year, Hirst took on the role of artist and curator, and managed to stage an exhibition that would change the course of British art, his first solo exhibition at the age of 26. Four years later, in 1995, he won his second Turner Prize nomination for Mother and Child. At the age of 32, the Larry Gagosian Gallery offered him a major retrospective, after which he declared that there was nowhere left for him to exhibit, he had done it all and too quickly. As a result, he was soon dubbed Hooligan Genius by the media. Although he became a millionaire at the age of 40, Hirst's hypersensitivity became suspect: wrapped in an aura of romanticism, he made revolutionising the art world look easy. On several occasions he has acknowledged his desire to be famous and in the face of criticism he has defended himself with phrases such as "they couldn't admit to themselves that they wanted to be famous and resented not being famous" or "I think my desire was to be more famous than rich, I think the desire to create art and be famous is like the desire to live forever with two obsessions: death and celebrity".
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