Damien Hirst
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Dixit Insipiens AP (Psalms) , 2009Damien HirstView more details
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Ciclopirox Olamine, 2004Damien HirstView more details
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Mickey - Glitter (Large), 2016Damien HirstView more details
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Minnie - Glitter (Large), 2016Damien HirstView more details
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Mickey Mouse (Large), 2014Damien HirstView more details
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Altar, 2009Damien HirstView more details
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Belfry, 2009Damien HirstView more details
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Mickey Mouse (Small), 2014Damien HirstView more details
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I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am, 2007Damien HirstView more details
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I Once Was What You Are, You Will Be What I Am, 2007Damien HirstView more details
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Memento 4, 2008Damien HirstView more details
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This Is What They Thought, 2016Damien HirstView more details
"People are afraid of change, so you create a kind of belief for them through repetition. It's like breathing. I've always been drawn to series and pairs. A unique thing is quite a frightening object."- Damien Hirst
Based in London, Damien Hirst first came to public attention in 1988 when he conceived and curated the exhibition "Freeze". Held in a disused warehouse, the exhibition showcased his work and that of his friends and fellow students at Goldsmiths College. In nearly quarter of a century since that pivotal show (which would come to define the Young British Artists movement), Hirst has become one of the most influential artists of his generation.
Some of his best known works are said to be his paintings and glass tank installations. His ground-breaking works include; Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (a tiger shark in formaldehyde), and secondly, For the Love of God (a human skull studded with 8,601 diamonds). In addition to his installations and sculptures, Hirst's 'spot' and 'butterfly' paintings have become a universally recognized stamp.
So far Hirst has developed and curated 432 exhibitions and events during his career. Most recently he developed the series 'Cherry Blossoms', where Hirst took the traditional concept of the landscape painting, and reinterpreted it with colourful irony. In 2022, he conjured his most thrilling project so far: 'The Currency'. Hirst took thousands of his 'spot' paintings and burned them in a fire at his London gallery. This was part of his year long NFT project "exploring the boundaries of art and currency -- when art changes and becomes a currency, and when currency becomes art".
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Gormleys at Charlemont Square
International Art & Sculpture Exhibition 6 Oct - 5 Nov 2023Gormleys is proud to present a major exhibition featuring some of the biggest names in international and Irish art. Over 150 artworks will be on display, including a feature...Read more -
Art + Soul: International Art and Sculpture Exhibition
The Culloden Estate, Belfast 19 Aug - 10 Sep 2023Gormleys is delighted to present Ireland's largest Art & Sculpture exhibition at the 5* Castlemartyr Resort in Cork. Art + Soul showcases over 250 artworks by some of the biggest...Read more -
Summer Bluechip Exhibition
Online 27 Jun - 15 Aug 2023Gormleys is proud to present our online exclusive Summer Bluechip Exhibition. This exhibition features a selection of artworks from the most renowned Pop Art and contemporary artists, including Andy Warhol,...Read more