| Damien Hirst: Colour Space: The Complete Works Contributor(s): Hirst, Damien, Gallagher, Ann (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1912122065 ISBN-13: 9781912122066 Publisher: Heni Publishers OUR PRICE: $90.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2025 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 21, 2025 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Monographs - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) |
| Physical Information: 368 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The series of recent Colour Space paintings by Damien Hirst (born 1965) have deep roots in Hirst's practice, relating to his Spot Paintings, a series begun by the artist in 1986, during his first year as a student at Goldsmiths. Conceived in 2016, Colour Space serves as a response to the iconic Spot Painting series. Where the Spot Paintings are painstakingly rigorous in their formulaic grid structure, intended to look as if they'd been made by a person trying to paint like a machine, the Colour Space series is looser and more painterly, featuring informal drips and splashes of paint. Both series, however, share a system--no two colors repeat within a single canvas. The Spot Paintings were always conceived of as an ongoing project (1,365 and counting), but Colour Space is a finite series, consisting of more than 260 works painted with household gloss paint on canvas. These paintings are then subcategorized by spot size: 6 mm, 10 mm, 25 mm, 75 mm and 100 mm; with a selection executed on a black background. Each painting is fully illustrated in this publication, alongside artwork details and an introductory essay by Ann Gallagher, director of collections at Tate. |