Thoughts On Damien Hirst

I am no great fan either, nor I have to admit am I any kind of art expert. However, I do find it much easier to appreciate technique, composition and brushwork in a Monet or Turner for example. As I understand it, latterly Hirst manages a production line type facility where minions produce these and his ‘spin paintings’ which he then authenticates.......
I suppose people denigrated Jackson Pollock, Rothko and Warhol in days gone by. I am personally mystified why anyone wants to buy work by Jeff Koons. Conversely, I find the outlandish nature of Christo’s wrapped up buildings quite refreshing - they just don’t fit in the living room. I just have to shrug and put it down to the mysteries of the contemporary art market. Cars are SO much more straightforward!

Best to all.

Mark

 

Con-man.

 

Albeit a successful con-man!

 

Indeed. And with an estimated wealth of somewhere in the region of £270M he's living proof there are quite a few people who are easily parted from their hard-earned.

 

I recommend everyone reads the book linked, It is a great read and really gets to how modern artists and museums brand themselves (limit secondary market supply etc) and includes a section on Hirst.

https://www.amazon.com/Million-Stuffed-Shark-Economics-Contemporary/dp/0230610226%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJ7VEQ66ABQKNZ5MQ%26tag%3Dleandot-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0230610226

 

art is hype, that's all

 

there is art, and then there is bs masquerading as art. damien hirst is a bs artist.

 

Collection of dots!

COLLECTION OF DOTS!

Surely you can see the pink fluffy unicorn leaping through the rainbow formed by the waterfall that flows from the mountain?

No. Wait. Sorry. You are right: just some colored dots.

Can you buy them individually for $1500 until you have the complete set and are you sure it is not just the current range of colors in which you can order a Lamborghini?

Being a forger of art used to be really difficult. Now? Not so tough.

It is, however, far more pleasing to the eye than half a cow!

 

I have many friends in the fine art world. Some are finally starting to find some success (sales in the $30-50k range for a single piece) and let me tell you, its ALL about forming relationships with the galleries/dealers. Befriend them, give them free pieces, maybe help them in other ways, and after a few years they will start to mention your name to their wealthy customers who may buy a piece. That may lead to more pieces being bought. That may lead to you becoming a recognized and wealthy artist.

Or it may not...

 

With all respect, I cannot disagree more. I and my entire circle of friends are much better artists than he is. Just my $.02

 

Um you dont know that. I travel in some pretty high level art circles.

Anyway your post didnt say his art was the best 'investment' it said, and i quote"he is probably one of if not the best living artists"

Thats a completely different thing than his art as investment. As far as investment I would completely agree with you.

 

The skulls and the giant formaldehyde stuff was pretty cool

 

great living artist?
better than hirst?

try peter doig.

 

Image Unavailable, Please Login I bought this Damien Hirst 12 years ago, it’s called Bromphenol Blue and it cost me £7500 back then. I didn’t buy it as an investment, tbh it was the only picture that my wife and I managed to agree on for the lounge and we still really like it.


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Those dot pictures look like the generic designs that come with picture frames you buy from Target and then take out to put in a real photo lol.

The last painting that really caught my eye in a museum was Dali's Inventions of the Monsters. It's at the Art Institute Chicago. Of course the bench you can sit on while looking at American Gothic and turning to your right and seeing Nighthawks from the same spot is pretty good. Those required actual skill to create.

 

Hirst is an Illustrator.

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I think it’s an edition size of 60. Those Warhol prints are stunning but crazy money. I remember seeing some in a gallery in Verbier about 6 years ago for 50k each and I thought that was way overpriced but they go for significantly more these days.


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I like it as well... get rid of that tall wooden thingy in front.

 

It appears the you're referring to the *business* of art vs. the *quality* of art ('quality' here being used as the aggregate total of technique/skill, composition, difficulty of "reproducibility", and many a few more nuances).

I'd wager anything that any of the time tested greats could easily paint some colors circles, but that Hirst has a 0.00% chance of ability to reproduce any of their works.

Mike