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For the love of god is a sculpture by artist damien hirst produced in 2007. Hirst employed readymade objects to shocking effect, and in the process he questioned the very nature of art. British artist damien hirst, best known for dissecting sheep, pickling sharks, and encrusting skulls with diamonds, is releasing an abc book. For the love of god, its damien hirst damien hirst must be a genius. The skull s teeth are original, and were purchased by hirst in london. Dead sharks, rotting cows heads, dissected bodies, desiccated insects some of his work is revolting, such as when it incorporates living maggots, but some, like the kaleidoscopic butterfly paintings and particularly the stainedglass variant, are beautiful. The book goes on sale today, and im privileged to have several exclusive images from it, including one of hirst himself dressed as a nurse.
Damien hirsts new baby book abc illustrates the alphabet. This group first gained notoriety when british advertising magnate and collector charles saatchi began buying and showing their work in his galleries. Learn about the broad collection artist damien hirst. Nov 18, 20 the diamond encrusted skulls created by damien hirst by strangeremains on november 18, 20 1 in 2007 and 2008 artist damien hirst became notorious for casting two human skulls in platinum and setting them with diamonds to make a statement on the inevitability of death and the vulgarity of materialism. For the love of god, human skull covered in diamonds by damien hirst. The largeformat board book is made with soybean ink to make it safe for children, but was designed for art lovers of all ages and acts as an introduction to hirst s work.
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Damien hirst, in full damien steven hirst, born june 7, 1965, bristol, england, british assemblagist, painter, and conceptual artist whose deliberately provocative art addresses vanitas and beauty, death and rebirth, and medicine, technology, and mortality. His varied practice explores the complex relationships between art, religion, science, life and death. Describe the achievements of contemporary artist damien hirst, and childrens book author is likely not the first thing that comes to mind. Damien hirst abc livros na amazon brasil 9781906967635. Sep 29, 20 damien hirst has turned his bestknown works including the dead shark and the diamond skull into abc, a picture book for children. A conversation damien hirst damien hirst damien hirst. Home art and ephemera the diamond encrusted skulls created by damien hirst. Oct 01, 20 buy damien hirst abc brdbk by damien hirst isbn. Damien hirst, british assemblagist, painter, and conceptual artist whose deliberately provocative art addresses vanitas and beauty, death and rebirth, and medicine, technology, and mortality.
To coincide with tate moderns damien hirst retrospective, for the love of god is on show for the first time in this country since 2007. Hirsts body of work addresses the scientific, philosophical and religious issues which lie at the heart of human existence. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. From a is for anatomy to z is for zebra, discover damien hirsts artworks on every page of this beautifully illustrated alphabet book. Hirst s body of work addresses the scientific, philosophical and religious issues which lie at the heart of human existence. Find great deals on ebay for damien hirst book and damien hirst i want to spend. Jan 24, 2014 you might think the s in damien hirsts board book, damien hirst abc abc, might stand for spot as in his iconic spot paintings, one of which is set to be auctioned next monthfeb in.
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