Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding
Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£13,500-£20,000
$27,000-$40,000 Value Indicator
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¥120,000-¥180,000 Value Indicator
€16,000-€24,000 Value Indicator
$130,000-$200,000 Value Indicator
¥2,620,000-¥3,880,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 500
Year: 2001
Size: H 92cm x W 92cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2023 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| December 2022 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2022 | Wright | United States | |||
| April 2022 | Wright | United States | |||
| January 2021 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2020 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding is a signed screen print in colours on wove paper produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. The print is part of Hirst’s iconic series of Spin paintings. Rendered on a circular canvas using a spin machine, the print is composed of random patterns and splashes of vibrant paints. Created on a spinning surface, the multi-coloured print is exciting to look at and full of dynamism.
The spin paintings are an important part of Hirst’s oeuvre and the development of his artistic career. Hirst first experimented with spin art and using spin machines to produce artworks in 1992 at his studio in Brixton in London. It was in Brixton that he created Beautiful Ray of Sunshine On A Rainy Day Painting and Beautiful Where Did All The Colour Go Painting, both in 1992. Beautiful, Galactic, Exploding clearly follows from these early experimental works, emulating their long titles which begin with ‘beautiful’ and end in ‘painting,’ as well as their bold use of bright colours.
After experimenting with spin art and setting up a spin art stall with artist Angus Fairhurst, Hirst officially started creating the spin painting series in 1994 when he was living in Berlin. After investing in his own spin machine, Hirst produced a series of paintings which were exhibited at the Bruno Brunnet Contemporary Fine Arts gallery in Berlin, later that year.