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H1-6 Enter The Infinite - Rapture - Tapestry by Damien Hirst 2016 - MyArtBroker

H1-6 Enter The Infinite - Rapture
Tapestry

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Tapestry

Edition size: 20

Year: 2016

Size: H 25cm x W 25cm

Signed: No

Format: Tapestry

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Meaning & Analysis

The tapestry was made by Hirst using a Jacquard loom. The Jacquard loom was invented in 1804 and uses a series of punch cards to control the weaving of patterns. This mechanical loom revolutionised the weaving process and meant that unskilled workers could make complex textile patterns in a fraction of the time that it would have taken to produce them by hand. The tapestry is one of twelve tapestries that belong to Hirst’s Enter The Infinite collection, all of which were made using the Jacquard loom.

The use of the mechanical loom captures how Hirst has had a long-standing interest in the intersection between mechanical reproduction and art. Hirst’s affinity with the screen printing technique also reflects this fascination which probes one to consider the value of an artwork and the concept of originality.

  • 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.