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DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - NŪR JAHĀN
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter.
Edition number: 1013/3041 (1.480 physical + 1.561 NFT)
Size: 100 x 100 cm
Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never framed
This is a stunning laminated giclée on aluminium composite panel screen printed with glitter. The work hand signed and numbered by Damien Hirst on the label on the back. Nūr Jahān is a limited edition of 3.041 copies, which includes 1.480 physical works and 1.561 NFT.
Damien Hirst series "Empresses" is an homage to 5 amazing women with a major relevance in history. Little known for western culture, their greatness is celebrated by Hirst.
Nūr Jahān was the most powerful woman in 17th Century India, a woman who took the leadership at a time and place where females were not taken under any consideration. An expert hunter, a wise ruler, a great architectural designer and a delicate poet, those were the main characteristics of Mihr un-Nisa, which was her birth name, who later became Nūr Jahān, a name that means "The light of the world".
Nūr Jahān didn't come from loyalty and after widowing she became part of Mughal Emperor Jahandir's harem. Soon she became the Emperor's favourite wife and begun to take relevance in political decisions. As the dynasty's only woman ruler, Nūr Jahān is omnipresent in the folklore of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Nūr Jahān, a talented architecture, designed a tomb for her parents in Agra that was so innovative that inspired the design of the Taj Mahal, in fact, her parent's mausoleum is actually known as "the little Taj Mahal".
In this work, Damien Hirst pays special attention to this architectural side of Nūr Jahān and her Agra tomb design. With a kaleidoscope-like patterns the view is draws to the center, inspired by the mosaic tile ceiling of the interior of the mentioned mausoleum.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist born on June 7, 1965, in Bristol, England. He is best known for his controversial works, which often explore themes of death, mortality, and the human condition. Hirst rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the leaders of the Young British Artists (YBAs) movement, a group of artists who gained international recognition for their avant-garde and often shocking works.
Hirst grew up in Leeds, North Yorkshire, and moved to London in 1984 to study Fine Art at Goldsmiths College. It was there that he first gained attention for his work, particularly his installations, which often included live animals in formaldehyde-filled tanks. His earliest notable work was "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" (1991), a tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde and displayed in a glass tank.
Hirst's art is often characterized by its use of unexpected materials, such as live animals, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals. He is also known for his exploration of the themes of mortality and the fragility of life. Some of his most famous works include "For the Love of God" (2007), a platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with over 8,000 diamonds, and "The Golden Calf" (2008), a life-size sculpture of a calf made entirely of 18-carat gold.
Throughout his career, Hirst has been a controversial figure in the art world, with some critics accusing him of creating works solely for shock value. However, his work has also been celebrated for its innovation and its ability to provoke conversation and challenge traditional notions of art.
In addition to his work as an artist, Hirst has also been involved in various other projects. In 1995, he co-founded the art collective known as the Young British Artists, which included other notable artists such as Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas. He has also collaborated with various fashion designers, including Alexander McQueen and Miuccia Prada.
Hirst has had numerous solo exhibitions and has been featured in many group shows around the world. In 2012, he was the subject of a major retrospective at the Tate Modern in London, which was the most-visited solo exhibition in the museum's history. His work is held in the collections of major museums and institutions around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Despite his success as an artist, Hirst has also faced criticism and controversy throughout his career. In 2008, he caused a stir in the art world when he bypassed his dealers and auctioned off a series of new works directly through Sotheby's. The sale, which took place during the height of the global financial crisis, was a success, but it also drew criticism from some who accused Hirst of being motivated solely by money.
Despite this, Hirst remains one of the most influential and celebrated artists of his generation. His work continues to challenge and inspire audiences around the world, and his legacy is sure to endure for many years to come.
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- Creator:Damien Hirst (1965, British)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Madrid, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1033114080792
Damien Hirst
British artist Damien Hirst is widely considered the enfant terrible of contemporary art. He is the most prominent of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBAs, a group, largely composed of Hirst’s classmates at Goldsmiths, in London, that began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories after 1988 and is known for the use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works.
In the 1990s, Hirst said, “I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.” And indeed, he is notorious for piquing critics and baffling the public with such pieces as his signature glass vitrines containing dead sheep or sharks in formaldehyde, and his diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God.
Working primarily in sculpture, Hirst takes after French modernist master Marcel Duchamp in his use of ready-made objects and materials, which he combines to ironic effect. He often creates in series, as with "The Cure (Violet)" and "The Cure (Turquoise)," both from 2014, which are among several pill paintings referencing Andy Warhol’s embrace of mass production.
Belonging to Hirst's ongoing series of “spot” paintings, begun in the 1980s, the 2005 piece Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution is striking for its machinelike, industrial uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius.
In addition to making art, Hirst has launched stores that sell editioned works (Other Criteria), a restaurant (Pharmacy2) and even his own London museum (Newport Street Gallery).
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