what do these two images have in common?
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give up?
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all of the images in this post are works by Damien Hirst
Tudor Mitroi, an art school friend was in Houston last week. He told me about a Damien Hirst show he had seen in Los Angeles a couple of years ago. We were talking about the decorative in contemporary art. He used the word "beautiful" to describe the show. I have never heard that word used in connection with Damien Hirst. I am ambivalent about posting Hirst's animal corpses on my blog. I think they are obscene.
The work from the recent Gagosian show is composed of butterflies.
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once you know who made these gorgeous works, i think you re-evaluate your response. knowing who made them, they become sinister, morbid. whats the difference between dead mammals and dead insects?
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Knowing the artist and material definitely changes my feelings about these pieces.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've seen your paintings, I love the layers of glaze you do. Beautiful!
i am not an uber hirst fan
ReplyDeletebut the 'windows' are beautiful regardless of who created them
not everything we create will be loved by all...
I agree with you, it is morbib and made to upset and revolt,
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