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Gly-Gly-Ala - Signed Print by Damien Hirst 2016 - MyArtBroker

Gly-Gly-Ala
Signed Print

Damien Hirst

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Medium: Woodcut

Edition size: 55

Year: 2016

Size: H 108cm x W 87cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

Gly-Gly-Ala is one of Hirst’s Spots paintings. The Spots paintings and prints have become an iconic part of Hirst’s oeuvre and a trademark feature of the artist’s visual language to the extent that spots en-masse have become synonymous with Hirst’s name. Every Spots painting follows the same formula: a grid of colourful spots which are evenly spaced yet random in colour.

This name of this particular Spots painting refers to a chemical compound, reflecting how Hirst attempts to use his art to blur the boundaries between art and science. Hirst likens the technique used to produce the Spots paintings to science, explaining how decision-making is pared down to become clinical, almost scientific. The Spots paintings require geometrical precision and the removal of any evidence of human intervention which counter many practices of classical and fine art.

  • 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.

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