Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst is both a photographer and artists. Known for his controversial works. He is often seen in the public's eye for his equally interesting and disgusting shows of animals remains. However, I chose to investigate him as an artist and look at his circular paintings because they relate to my selected colour theme which revolves around the colour spectrum and how the different hues and shades react with each/ the viewer.
Spin painting
Household Gloss on Canvas
Diameter 1524 mm or 60 inches
The above painting was created as part of Damien Hirst's ongoing project of spin paintings. These are made by spinning the canvas as paint is dropped onto it, after layer upon layer using this technique it resulted in a psychedelic pattern that spiral through different colours and has a dazzling effect.
Hirst first began creating spin paintings in 1992, this one was created in 2003. These paintings use a wide variety of colours both harmonious and contrasting which then blend with the movement of the canvas, this results in a beautiful and playful piece.
The continuous movement of the pieces are very important to Hirst and so when asked which way to hang them in a museum he created a machine that twirled them constantly. I like the way that Hirst was determined to encapsulate the movement of the pieces as it has connotations of life itself: always moving, yet tireless and optimistic.
I would like to translate the sentiment of constant movement and positive ignorance into my shoot as 'we' as a society tend to focus too much on the technicalities instead of the end result. This can lead to feeling of unhappiness rather than childish joy, which was what Hirst was aiming for when he created these pieces; joy for both the creator and the witness.
Bibliography:
Damien Hirst - http://damienhirst.com/artworks/catalogue?category=2
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