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I've never been asked to paint dots like these on a customer's walls but it made me think about matching colours I've never put together beforeI was hugely taken with these Spot Paintings. I couldn't stop looking at them: I was fascinated by the size of some of the canvases, and by the fact that each spot is a perfect circle, laid out in a grid. It got me thinking about the technical skill involved: do Hirst and his assistants use a stencil...
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Damien Hirst's spot paintings are 'taking over the world' with shows at all 11 Gagosian galleries. Meanwhile Yayoi Kusama, who has been using dots in her art since before Hirst was born, is enjoying a major exhibition at London's Tate Modern. Whose spot paintings do you like best?
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There's a rather insane art exhibition on in the world right now, 331 of the existing Damien Hirst Spot Paintings are on view in all eleven branches of the Gagosian Gallery: three in New York; two in London; plus...
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TIME Magazine speaks with British artist Damien Hirst with the overlying theme surrounding his most recent large scale Gagosian Gallery take over with his Spot paintings. A man that has been controversial numerous issues including his use of assistants to produce his work, the topic comes into play early as we learn a bit more [...]Read more at Hypebeast.com
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Overview
Damien Hirst, born June 7, 1965, is a world renowned English artist. His work For the Love of God, a plastic skull encrusted with diamonds, sold for $50 million, making him the world's most expensive living artist. He resides in Devon, England, with his wife and three children.
