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Which British artist is famous for his spot paintings?
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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
Be Considerate (from Lessons in Love)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Photogravure and lithograph in colors on wove paper
Edition of 55
Signed on the front, numbered on the back
Condition upon request
Window-mounted and framed
Images of edition number...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
DAMIEN HIRST - EMPRESSES: SUIKO Limited Modern Butterflies glitter red
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Damien Hirst - THE EMPRESSES - SUIKO
Date of creation: 2022
Medium: Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite and screen printed with glitter.
Edition number: 1191/3310 (1.657 ph...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Glitter, Panel, Giclée, Screen
Faneel H13-11 from Where the Land Meets the Sea on aluminum panel, Hand signed/N
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst
Faneel, H13-11, from Where the Land Meets the Sea, 2023
Laminated giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 123/192 on the label on th...
Category
2010s Pop Art Landscape Prints
Materials
Metal
H17-2 Civilisation Falling (from Civilisation)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Bristol, GB
Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag
Edition of 459
143 x 112 cm (56.3 x 44.1 in)
Signed and numbered on the front
Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the nature of the material...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Digital Pigment
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