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Hope - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2012 - MyArtBroker

Hope
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Etching

Edition size: 45

Year: 2012

Size: H 52cm x W 52cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

Hirst’s use of butterflies in this print is representative of the artist’s fascination with this insect. The butterfly has become closely associated with Hirst and his visual language as the artist frequently incorporates them into his work. In 1991, early on in his artistic career, Hirst produced a controversial installation in which butterflies emerged from pupae attached to white painted canvases kept in a humid exhibition room.

Hirst was attracted to butterflies due to the spiritual symbolism they carry. The Greeks used butterflies to depict the Psyche and soul and in Christian imagery, butterflies have been used to signify the resurrection. Using butterflies in his art is a means for the artist to touch on the theme of religion, as well as questions of life and death.

  • 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.