in online exhibition 55 Years of Schellmann Art
Untitled, 2007
From Re-Object/Mythos
Copper plate etching printed in 48 colors on Hahnemühle rag paper, 81.5 x 61 cm (32¼ x 24 in). Edition of 45, signed and numbered.
This edition is part of Damien Hirst’s iconic series of Spot Paintings or Pharmaceutical Paintings. About these works, Hirst has said: “My Spot Paintings are a scientific approach to painting, much like the scientific approach of pharmaceutical companies to life. Hence the title of the series, The Pharmaceutical Paintings.” Further, the artist has explained, “art is like medicine – it can heal. Yet I’ve always been amazed at how many people believe in medicine but don’t believe in art, without questioning either.”
This particular work is part of a portfolio of prints published by Edition Schellmann on the occasion of two exhibitions held at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Re-Object and Mythos.
