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Red Bird And Parrot With Shark Jaw (small) - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2012 - MyArtBroker

Red Bird And Parrot With Shark Jaw (small)
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 75

Year: 2012

Size: H 40cm x W 30cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

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 print is rendered in dark, bold colours, making it more sombre than other works produced for the exhibition, such as Two Parrots and Two Birds With Blossom. The inclusion of the shark jaws, which appear wide open behind the birds, act as an ominous warning representing the inevitability of death and the fragility of life. Hirst is fascinated with questions of life and death and often explores these themes in his artworks.

  • 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.