Damien Hirst

Gagosian, King’s Cross,

March 2012

The steward opened the door and directly in front of us, the first canvas stood imperiously. Thousands of coloured, spots placed with geometrical discipline within the rectangular grid of the canvas.

The first reaction was pure joy. The shiny and brilliant colours where sympathetic to me but I wanted to know the real nature of that spots. My friend said to me: “Each color has its chemical composition, each one of them has been chosen, placed particularly and you will never find two spots with the same intensity.”

She introduced a new point of view.

I started to think about their diversity and I looked at the pictures as a representation of the relationship between people. We are all different individuals with various stories and personalities, in a place and determinate space where to live (size canvas). At the same time is not strict in the relationships, it can refers to the characteristics and preferences that each one of us have.

Each painting creates a relationship between the humanity and the space/place/time where it is disposed.

Curiosity: on his website is it possible to enjoy in live feed what is happening in his Studio!

 

Reference

Damien Hirst, The Agony and the Ecstasy, (Napoli: Electa, 2004)

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