112. DAMIEN HIRST

112. DAMIEN HIRST

 

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991

Love is the Best

1994 - 1995

Butterflies and household gloss on canvas

2134 x 2134 mm

The Dead Ones, 2009

BIO & STEPS

Born:  

                  In 1965 in Bristol, UK.

Nowadays:

Hirst lives and works in London, Gloucestershire and Devon.

Studies:

BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths college from 1986 to 1989.

 He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995.

Themes and style: 

          Stating “I am absolutely not interested in tying things down”, Hirst has continued over the last decade to explore the “big issues” of “death, life, religion, beauty, science.

Techniques:      

         His work is developed in installations

Solo Exhibitions

See here: http://www.damienhirst.com/biography/solo-exhibitions

Group exhibitions

See here:

http://www.damienhirst.com/biography/group-exhibitions

Representative Galleries:

Gagosian

Newport Street

In his own words:

"Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas. I don't believe it's about God-given genius, but I do believe somehow in the magic of art even though I don't want to. I believe in science. I want clear answers." He pauses for a moment. "I want to make art, create objects that will have meaning for ever. It's a big ambition, universal truth, but somebody's gotta do it."

For more Information:

http://www.damienhirst.com/

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/mar/11/damien-hirst-tate-retrospective-interview

111. MARY HEILMANN

111. MARY HEILMANN

San Gregorio, 2012
Oil on canvas
38.1 x 30.5 cm 

Ghost Pallet, 2008
Oil on canvas 
101.6 x 76.2 cm 

Sea within a Sea, 2011
Oil on wood panel
61 x 76.2 cm 

BIO & STEPS

Born:  

                  In 1940, San Francisco, California, USA

Studies:

         Studied literature at University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1959 – 1962

Studied poetry and ceramics at San Francisco State University, 1963

Studied ceramics and sculpture at University of California at Berkeley,

M.A., 1963 – 1967

Moved to New York NY, 1968

 Nowadays:

Lives and works in New York NY

Themes and style: 

         Early in her career, Heilmann became interested in pop culture and minimalist sculpture, creating works which were inspired by these areas. Her move into painting saw her further experiment with new techniques and mediums, bright colours, drips, flatness, and unusual geometries. The West Coast has always proved a strong influence on Heilmann's work and this can be seen in almost all of her works to-date. She is respected among her fellow painters, and has been called "one of the most important abstract painters of her generation"

Techniques:      

         Her work includes paintings, works on paper, ceramics, and furniture

Exhibitions

 In many importnat places around the world.

See here: http://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/12/mary-heilmann/biography/

In her own words:

“Sometimes I’m a light artist and sometimes I’m a heavy artist. Significantly, in the making of our work, we artists channel the artists that worked before us.”

Representative Galleries:

Hauser& Wirth

For more Information:

http://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/12/mary-heilmann/biography/

http://bombmagazine.org/article/2214/mary-heilmann