Painters: Icons & Lovers — Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst, A Beautiful Reality Check

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Damien Hirst, A Beautiful Reality Check

Ever since I saw this picture, I wanted to know all about Damien Hirt, The Artist!   Butterfly painting by Damien Hirst. Contact me for photo credits. To our surprise, he's also one of the richest living artists, but it seems like death is what's been keeping the artist “alive”. Death and Science have been a central theme in Hirst's works and he makes sure to send all the right messages...  One of his most expensive pieces, “For The Love Of God” is a human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds worth about 10 to 15 million dollars, but ironically he sends the...

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