Two Birds With Blossom (small)
Two Birds With Blossom (small)
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
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Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 75
Year: 2012
Size: H 50cm x W 38cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Meaning & Analysis
Two Birds With Blossom (small) is a signed lithograph print produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. The print depicts two parrots, one of which is behind a vitrine. The other parrot is sitting freely on top of a wooden column, shaped like a tree branch. The birds are accompanied by a blossoming branch which lies on the blue floor. The print is rendered in vibrant and bold colours, with the parrot’s red feathers seizing the viewer’s attention. The birds are set against a plain white backdrop.
The print was made in 2012 to celebrate the occasion of Hirst’s exhibition, Two Weeks One Summer, which was on display at the White Cube Bermondsey in 2012. The work showcases Hirst’s excellent draughtsmanship, demonstrating how the artist excels at drawing, as well as producing innovative and daring installations.
The vitrine surrounding the bird is a reference to Hirst’s earlier installations, such as A Thousand Years, made in 1990, which was an installation composed of a pair of interlinked glass cells which hosted a colony of flies that were feeding off a rotting cow’s head.
Damien Hirst, born in Bristol in 1965, is often hailed the enfant terrible of the contemporary art world. His provocative works challenge conventions and his conceptual brilliance spans installations, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring themes of mortality and the human experience. As a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late '80s, Hirst's work has dominated the British art scene for decades and has become renowned for being laced with controversy, thus shaping the dialogue of modern art.