Young British Artists
Young British Artists
YBAs = provocative. The collective of artists who came up in London in the late 1980s and early ’90s — commonly referred to as the Young British Artists (YBAs) — have made their indelible mark on the art world and continue to produce work that both challenges the viewer and seduces collectors the world over.
Damien Hirst played the role of pioneer in 1988 by organizing “Freeze,” the first of several artist-curated group shows held in abandoned warehouses across London. Most of the artists participating in these early exhibitions — among them Sarah Lucas, Gary Hume, Liam Gillick, Mat Collishaw, Sam Taylor-Wood (now generating more buzz for her directorial work on the film 50 Shades of Grey), and Hirst himself — were graduates of Goldsmiths, University of London. The group’s sophisticated maturity and confidence in presenting Conceptual art with shock appeal, such as Collishaw’s Bullet Hole, a photograph that offers a disturbingly gruesome close-up of a man’s fatal wound, left a lasting impression with Charles Saatchi and other art world stalwarts.
From the beginning, Hirst was fascinated by such epic themes as death and immortality and sought to express them through unconventional, powerful gestures; his early works include A Thousand Years, 1990, in which flies feed on a bloody cow head, breed and die by electrocution within a large glass vitrine, and The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991, his Jaws-inspired suspension of a great white shark in formaldehyde. Following in the footsteps of artists ranging from Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons, Hirst was inspired by mundane objects from daily life, incorporating them into his works, most famously his "Medicine Cabinets" filled with brightly packaged pills.
Notoriously dubbed an “enfant terrible” of the art world, Tracey Emin once printed a photo of Damien Hirst, stuck it on the bottom of an ashtray, and sold it as a piece of art. Represented by 1stDibs’ Lehmann Maupin Gallery since the late 1990s, Emin was a Turner Prize finalist in 1998 for My Bed, an installation showcasing her disheveled bed covered in underwear, used condoms and other debris. Overt sexuality and the emotional dynamics of love and sex have persisted as themes throughout her career, seen across the neon artworks for which she is most famous.
YBAs have never shied from using non-traditional materials or tackling controversial subject matter. Chris Ofili, a racially charged painter who re-appropriates biblical and mythological iconography, found the spotlight in 1999 when then-New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani publicly criticized the artist’s monumental depiction of an eroticized black Madonna, entitled The Holy Virgin Mary, baring a breast composed of elephant dung and surrounded by images of female genitalia. Marc Quinn reimagined the self-portrait in 1991 by casting a frozen sculpture of his head with his own blood and maintaining it in a refrigerated vitrine as if on life-support. More recently, Quinn has elicited strong reactions from a series of studies and sculptures of supermodel Kate Moss in a contorted, god-like pose.
Below, we invite you to browse our collection of original works by Hirst, Emin, Quinn, Collishaw and other YBAs — a group that knew not only how to provoke and self-promote but to create works that continue to resonate today.
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Jenny Saville - Portrait of the Artist in her Studio, fine art photography 1995
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certific...
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1990s Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Self (Blue) - Contemporary, Hand coloured pigment print by Marc Quinn
By Marc Quinn
Located in London, GB
26 X 20 cms (10¼ x 7¾ in)
Hand Coloured pigment print on gessoed aluminum
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
Pigment
Self (Red) - Contemporary, Hand coloured pigment print by Marc Quinn
By Marc Quinn
Located in London, GB
26 X 20 cms (10¼ x 7¾ in)
Hand Coloured pigment print on gessoed aluminum
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
Pigment
David Bowie, Damien Hirst, Julian Schnabel, New York
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Legendary portrait of 3 famous contemporary artists - all three are smoking.
Roxanne Lowit’s portfolio is a tribute to the world of glamour and the creative elite. After over three ...
Category
1990s Young British Artists
Martin Scorsese, New York City
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the American Hollywood movie actor and director with a big tie in front of a brick wall.
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1990s Young British Artists
Stealth Kate
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc
Title: Stealth Kate
Date: 2013
Medium: Digital Print with silkscreen glaze and diamond dust on 330gsm Somerset Satin Paper
Unframed Dimensions: 36.50" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital
Kate Moss on Silver
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc
Title: Kate Moss on Silver
Date: 2012
Medium: Screenprint, hand finished in silver leaf overglaze
Unframed Dimensions: 27.5" x 21.250"
Framed Dimension...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
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Iggy Pop
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
Nigel Parry began his photographic career in London in 1987 and moved to New York in 1994. Since then he has been comissioned by many of the major publications, advertising agencies,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Young British Artists
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sting, Sting's Home
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the English music singer and songwriter with leaves surrounding his head. Other sizes and high-end framing on request.
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Category
1990s Contemporary Young British Artists
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Archival Pigment
Gary Oldman, Soho London- portratit of the movie star actor, producer smoking
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the British movie star actor, producer and Oscar nominee smoking.
PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists.
Nigel Parry began his photographic career in London in 1988 and moved to New York City in 1994. Since then, he has been commissioned by the most distinguished publications, advertising agencies, entertainment, corporate and music companies worldwide. He has been privileged to photograph not only celebrities but also the most important and influential figures of our time. Some of his many accolades include: The European Magazine Award, The Award of Excellence from the U.S. Society of Newspaper Design, The American Society of Magazine Editors Portrait Award, Hasselblad Master Photographer, Communication Arts, ASME, Graphis, Photo District News, Art Director’s Club, International Photography and American Photography Awards among others. His work has been exhibited worldwide at various art galleries, museums and festivals including; The National Portrait Gallery in London, The National Galleries of Scotland, a show at The National Museum of Film & Photography, Le Festival Pour image Perpignan, and the Premier exhibit at the NY Photo...
Category
1990s Young British Artists
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Studio One, New York City
By Nigel Parry
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of the main cast from the Hollywood action spy series with bullet holes in the eyes.
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Category
1990s Contemporary Young British Artists
Untitled 08
By Marc Quinn
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Quinn, Marc
Title: Untitled 08
Series: Eye of History
Date: 2013
Medium: Color Etching on 350gsm paper
Unframed Dimensions: 35.9375" x 35.5625"
Signature: Signed by...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Young British Artists
Materials
Etching
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It is not the size
Nor power from which you fly
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* Please note that images of the artwork in situ and framed are an indication of how the piece can look, and in the context of other artworks. The artwork is being sold unframed.
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