Butterfly Heart
By Damien Hirst
US$ 3,500
Overview
Giclée Print, Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Edition of 1698
Dimensions: 72.7cm (H) x 70cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 28.6" (H) x 27.6" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Damien Hirst, Butterfly Heart, 2020, Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel, 72.7 × 70 cm (28.6 × 27.6 in), Digital Signature, Edition of 1698, In mint condition
Released in May 2020, Damien Hirst’s Butterfly Heart was produced as a symbol of support of the NHS in Britain during the COVID-19 pandemic. This edition consists of digitally made photographed real butterfly wings placed onto a heart-shaped aluminium panel. This edition includes Hirst´s best-known motifs; the butterflies, and the rainbow colour alignment on the heart-shaped print. Shortly after graduating from Goldsmiths, in 1989, Hirst began working on a series of paintings after seeing flies get stuck on primed canvases in his Brixton studio. Taking this idea, but wanting to create something beautiful, Hirst started fixing the bodies of dead butterflies to monochrome gloss-painted canvases. The appeal of butterflies is created largely by the appearance of life they retain in death. The Butterfly works go hand-in-hand with the heart-shaped canvases. Soon after Hirst began working on his now-iconic series of butterfly paintings he shaped the canvas into a heart - the international symbol for love.
Artist profile
Damien Hirst
Born: 1965
Hometown: London
Based in: United Kingdom
The Turner prize winner and epicenter of the YBA movement. Hirst's emblematic art of our era revolutionizes the art market. Hirst is widely regarded as one of the most important artists working today, creating truly iconic artworks. A genuine star of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement, Damien Hirst has …
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