heliogravure, paper, 31 x 23 cm
color heliogravure, high-grain velin paper, 31 x 23 cm (plate imprint), framed in passe - partout, 47 x 37 cm, numbered by hand in pencil 113/350, signed from plate under composition "Hirst", publisher's dry stamp l. d.: letter K surrounded by the words "EDITION LIMITED CERTIFIED ARTS USA EUROPE SINCE 1998". Attached original publisher's certificate issued and signed by 'Arte K' confirming the conformity of the limited edition numbering, valid in the EU.
Damien Hirst is one of the most controversialyet acclaimedcontemporaryartists,whose work hasgenerated enormous interestworldwide. Hiswork,which balances on the border between art and provocation,haswonacclaimfromcollectors,criticsand the generalpublic alike.
Hirst is famous for works that evoke strong emotional responses. His most famous work, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (a shark dunked in formalin), stirred up huge controversy, butat the same timebecame anicon ofcontemporary art. Other works, such as a series ofanimals in formalin orpaintings with butterflies,alsostirreddebate about the limits of art.
Although hiswork has sometimes been criticized for beingcommercial, Hirsthas received manyawards andhonors, includingtheprestigious Turner Prize in 1995. He isconsideredone of the key figures in Britishcontemporary artand a representative of the Young British Artists (YBAs) movement.
Hirst's works fetch record prices at auction. In 2008, he held a spectacular auction of hisworkat Sotheby's,sellingworks for a totalof$200million, alandmark moment in the history of the art market. His diamond skull, For the Love of God, sold for £50 million, showing how highly collectors value him.
Hirst has had exhibitions at some of the mostprestigiousinstitutionsaround the world, such as the Tate Modern in London, the Gagosian Gallery and the Venice Biennale. His worksarealso exhibited inmajor private and public collections.
One of his signature series are the Spin Paintings, andamong them, worksusingthe butterfly motif, such as Butterfly Spin and Heart Spin,attractparticularattention.
Heart Spin ispart of the Spin Paintings series,which Hirstbegan in 1995. Spin Paintings are paintingscreatedby applying paint to aspinningcanvas. The artist usesdifferent colorsthatspreadradiallyacrossthe canvas,creating dynamic, abstract compositions with intense, bright colors. Hirst's Spin Paintings are created using a specially constructed machine that rotates the canvas while the artist applies paint to it. This creates abstract, radiant patterns that evokedynamism and movement.
