Damien Hirst (b. 1965) is one of the most divisive, high-profile, and arguably misunderstood artists of the contemporary era.
Building on the legacy of his celebrated Spin Paintings, The Beautiful Paintings marks a new chapter in Hirst’s engagement with abstraction, extending the logic of chance and controlled chaos into the digital realm. Created using generative and machine-learning algorithms, the series blurs the boundary between physical and digital production, allowing for endless variation within a tightly defined system.
Collectors were welcomed to choose a small palette of digital colors and a format. Hirst then applied these selections to a program to create a unique printed spin painting. The project was a fascinating series that promoted collaboration, accessibility and a new form of patronage for the internet era. All underscoring Hirst’s sustained interest in authorship, reproducibility, and the evolving status of the art object.
Printed on canvas and mounted on a stretcher, the physical works are hand-signed by the artist, reaffirming the presence of the hand within a technologically driven process. Poetic, often enigmatic titles further animate the series, reinforcing Hirst’s enduring preoccupation with beauty, impermanence, and repetition within an ever-expanding contemporary framework.
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"Beautiful, Utterly Brilliant, Exceedingly Disagreeable, Strange Star Cluster Painting"
From The Beautiful Paintings
2023
Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birch plywood stretcher
Signed on face
Published by HENI Editions
HENI Editions catalogue no. H12-4
HENI edition no. H12-4-989
9" diameter
Very good condition
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