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Which British artist is famous for his spot paintings?

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Which British artist is famous for his spot paintings?
The British artist famous for his spot paintings is Damien Hirst. He began producing these pieces in the 1980s. One example, the 2005 painting Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution, is striking for its machinelike uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius. Hirst is the most prominent of the Young British Artists, or YBAs, who began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories in the 1980s. Hirst is known for his use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Damien Hirst art.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY. Original work The Currency Project. Dots. Colors
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DAMIEN HIRST - THE CURRENCY: 6274. NOBODY SHOULD HEAR IT Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Enamel paint on handmade paper Edition: 5.149 unique works on paper Size: 21.5 x 30 cm Conditi...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

DAMIEN HIRST - THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA - Limited edition Contemporary Modern
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
THE EMPRESSES - THEODORA Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter. Edition number: 1226/3315 (1.566 physical + 1.7...
Category

2010s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen

H9-1 Justice
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst "Justice" H9-1, from "The Virtues" series. A laminated Giclée print on aluminium panel. Produced in 2021. Edition 515 of 1005. Hand signed and numbered on verso label by...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

H9-1 Justice
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Politeness (The Virtues) Damien Hirst Cherry Blossom Print
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, Politeness - Cherry Blossom, 2021 Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel 120.1 × 96 × 0.1 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 × 1/50 in) Edition of 1549 Hand-signed and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Giclée, Panel

The Empresses
By Damien Hirst
Located in Norwich, GB
DAMIEN HIRST (BORN 1965) Taytu Betul, from 'The Empresses' (H10-5), 2022 signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered, laminated giclée print with screenpr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Panel, Digital, Giclée

The Currency 9714. No Way Out
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, The Currency 9714. No Way Out, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil 20 x 30 cm Hand-signed on the rev...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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