Damien Steven Hirst[1] (born 7 June 1965) is an English artist‚ entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent[2] member of the group known as the Young British Artists (or YBAs)‚ who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s.[3] He is internationally renowned‚[4] and is reportedly Britain’s richest living artist‚ with his wealth valued at £215m in the 2010 Sunday Times Rich List.[5][6] During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi‚ but increasing
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Religion Essay- Damien of Molokai Religious identity is derived from a chosen person’s personal faith that they see themselves as in the eyes of God- the meaning of their life. Religious purpose is how the chosen person lives their faith and how they put their faith into action. It is what the person has recognised as their purpose in life. Social justice is the awareness that the world has entered on a phase of social existence with potential for the greater good. This is evident in the teachings
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2012 Damien Hirst Damien Hirst was born in Bristol‚ England‚ on June 7‚ 1965. Hirst is a controversial and successful artist; He emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. His works‚ which include dead animal displays and spin-art paintings‚ have sold for exceptionally high prices. Hirst is one of the wealthiest artists living today. Hirst and his American girlfriend live in Devon‚ England‚ with their three sons. Damien Hirst
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St Damien of Molokai Date and Place of Birth St Damien‚ born Jozef De Veuster‚ was born on the 3rd of January 1840‚ in Flemish Brabant Tremelo‚ Belgium. St Damien’s family life St Damien (Original name: Jozef De Veuster) was born to Joannes Franciscus De Veuster and his wife Anne-Catherine Wouters in the village of Tremelo in Flemish Brabant. He was the 7th of 8 children who lived on their family farm in Tremmelo. His parents were hard working farmers and were economically stable and
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Damien Hirst Fiona Hall For the Love of God Paradisus Terrestris‚ Lotus 2007 1998 Visual Analysis of ‘For the Love of God’ and ‘Lotus’ Damien Hirst’s ‘For the Love of God’ is platinum casting of a human skull that is encrusted with high quality diamonds but has a feature of human teeth. The sculpture reflects the idea of death but tries to distinguish the difference between the negative side of death and the positive. Hirst wanted his work to be very positive even though it was
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Summary on Father Damien of Molokai¡¦s Life Who was Father Damien? « Father Damien was formally known as Joseph de Veuster « He was born on January 3rd 1840 « Damien was born to a farming couple on Tremeloo Belgium. « He attended college at Brine-le-Comte. « He entered the congregation of the sacred Hearts of Jesus. « He Became a Picpus Brother on October the 7th 1860. « Damien followed his brothers dream‚ now his as well and went into a mission aboard « On the 19th of march 1864‚ he
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Damien Steven Hirst (born June 7‚ 1965‚ Bristol‚ Eng.)‚ British assemblagist‚ painter‚ and conceptual artist whose deliberately provocative art addresses vanitas and beauty‚ death and rebirth‚ and medicine‚ technology‚ and mortality. Considered an enfant terrible of the 1990s art world‚ Hirst presented dead animals in formaldehyde as art. Like the French artist Marcel Duchamp‚ Hirst employed ready-made objects to shocking effect‚ and in the process he questioned the very nature of art. In 1995
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have chosen to explore is ‘Turquoise Marilyn’‚ which is Acrylic and Silkscreen on Linen created by Andy Warhol‚ 1964. The second artefact is ‘For the Love of God’‚ which is platinum cast of a human skull‚ studded with over 8500 diamonds‚ created by Damien Hirst‚ 2007. While I think these two artifacts offer multiple topics of interesting similarities I want to focus on the impact that society‚ technological developments‚ economic factors and formal innovations had on the artists. The main question
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Damien Cervantes Kim Wombles English 1301 October 19‚ 2012 Abortion: Right or Wrong? In the extremely sensitive topic of whether or not abortion is something that should be morally accepted or cast out of thought‚ there will always be opposing sides to the argument. Many people argue that variables such as rape‚ infection‚ and possible death of the mother should be considered for a fair and accurate argument but it all leads to the same question: is abortion right? Harriet McBryde Johnson was
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A similar migrant experience is demonstrated within Elliot’s film Harvie Krumpet. The director illustrates Harvie’s isolation through the juxtaposition of the portholes‚ as Harvie is on the migrant ship to Australia‚ to the windows of the cottages in the suburb “Spotswood.” The use of a long shot of Harvie’s and other migrants’ faces framed by the portholes suggests there is a lack of belonging within this group of migrants due to their lack of an understanding of each other. Furthermore‚ the dark
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