Self-publicist, sensationalist, even morbid, whatever criticism is hurled at Damien Hirst he uses to his advantage and has since become one of the wealthiest artists working today. Damien Hirst first discovered spin paintings when he was nine years old. A series of his machine-made spin drawings were subsequently exhibited at Bruno Brunnet Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, later that year. Damien Hirst, the former "enfant terrible" of British Art, painted a secret portrait of the Queen in 2014 and gifted it to the UK government last year. Damien Hirst is a famous British artist. Originality: Original. Damien Hirst ’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth represents another one of his "spin paintings" executed on round canvases, many of which managed to sell for millions of dollars. FAST & FREE. Click & Collect.
The spin paintings are characterised by the works’ elongated titles, which begin with ‘Beautiful’ and end in ‘painting’, and their bright colours. or Best Offer.
According to the newspaper, the Government Art Collection’s officials could not afford one of these artworks, so the artist decided to donate it.
This is one of his Spin paintings. From Koller Auctions, Damien Hirst, Shark Spin Painting (2009), Acrylic on firm wove paper, 49 × 66 cm His series of spin paintings, for instance, have been produced at a rate of 60 per year for the past three decades.
The series began in earnest in 1994, when Hirst had a spin machine made whilst living in Berlin. To make them he stands on a ladder and pours paint onto a large circular canvas. £200.00. RARe Damien Hirst Pharmacy Match Box Set Of 60 Match books Contemporary Art New. As he pours the paint, the canvas is rotated by a machine – like a disc on a record player!