Butterfly Rainbow
By Damien Hirst
US$ 3,000
Overview
2020
Giclée Print, Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
Edition of 1497
Dimensions: 100cm (H) x 48.2cm (W) / 39.4" (H) x 19" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
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. "A symbol of hope" as Hirst has expressed throughout his career, the rainbow has been vastly used throughout the history of art - spanning more than 800 years. One of that most enigmatic weather phenomena, the rainbow: from Noah's sign and the Book of Revelation, through to 18th-century optics, the epic landscapes of Romanticism, and modernist abstraction. "I love colour. How can you not?" has said Hirst. Another way that rainbows provide us with hope and motivation is by being a symbol for good luck. Rainbows are often thought to bring good fortune.
“ I think rather than be personal you have to find universal triggers: everyone’s frightened of glass, everyone’s frightened of sharks, everyone loves butterflies. „
—Damien Hirst
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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