Astrup fearnley damien hirst biography
Damien Hirst is one of the artists who holds a special position within the Astrup Fearnley Collection.!
Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst is one of the artists who holds a special position within the Astrup Fearnley Collection.
Born in Bristol, he studied at Goldsmith’s College, London. After having forged his place on the British art scene as a remarkable emerging artist in the late 1980s, a key protagonist of the Young British Artist phenomenon, he gained his first international acclaim at the 1993 Venice Biennale.
Born in Bristol, UK in , Damien Hirst is commonly acknowledged to be one of the most influential artists of his generation.
When he won the 1995 Turner Prize, his talent was further recognized, and his stamp firmly embossed on the global contemporary art map. He has now achieved superstar status in the contemporary art world. Hirst engages simultaneously with sculpture, installation, and painting.
The former two typically involve the manipulation of readymade materials, such as appropriated objects or animals, presented in altered states. Much of his renown, for example, derives from his works presenting bisected sheep or cows in formaldehyde-filled vitrines, as well as his famous shark.
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