Damien HirstHearth Spin Painting, 2009, Painting by Damien Hirst.2009
2009
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Damien Hirst (1965) Hearth Spin Painting (2009) acrylic and metallic paint on paper 20⅛ h × 20⅜ w in (51 × 52 cm) Signed and stamped with Damien Hirst's studio's blindstamp; stamped with the artist's signature and copyright, dated 2009 on the reverse. Executed in 2009, this work was made on the occasion of Damien Hirst's exhibition, Requiem, held at the Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev in April 2009.
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Part of Damien Hirst’s celebrated Spin Paintings, this work merges mechanical process with symbolic imagery to explore life, death, and transformation. The heart, a recurring motif in Hirst's practice, serves as a direct representation of human emotion and vitality, echoing both anatomical study and the universal iconography of love and life.
Created using Hirst’s signature technique, paint is propelled by centrifugal force across a rotating surface, creating dynamic arcs of vivid pigment. This interplay between chance and mechanical control defines the composition. The resulting form is both visceral and luminous, with the heart appearing to simultaneously materialize from and dissolve into a vibrant field of color. Ultimately, the work reflects Hirst’s inquiry into the intersection of beauty, randomness, and the pulsating energy of existence.
- Creator:Damien Hirst (1965, British)
- Creation Year:2009
- Dimensions:Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)
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- Condition:In excellent condition, with no damages or signs of aging.
- Gallery Location:Hong Kong, HK
- Reference Number:Seller: DH-0131stDibs: LU1545217903582
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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