Damien Hirst: The Child’s Dream
Damien Hirst, whom I’ve posted about here, certainly has an impressive body of (often controversial) work.
The Child’s Dream, is currently making its UK debut at the Tate St. Ives gallery as part of The Dark Monarch: Magic and Modernity in British Art exhibition.
The Dream:
Broken dream:
I’m terribly sorry, unicorn lovers. I didn’t mean to drown your childhood dreams in formaldehyde. I just find the installation rather captivating.
October 25, 2009 at 9:46 pm
[...] Damien Hirst ruined my life. [...]
November 16, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I personally don’t like this sort of work. I can appreciate the artists imagination, I myself have been criticised for the art work that I have done. But having a pony, with a golden horn stuck to its head, and then preserved in formaldehyde seems a step too far.
December 6, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I like sheit
January 20, 2010 at 11:03 pm
I saw it at St Ives. The little pony looks lacklustre and dead and the gilded spike skewering the forehead brutal and static. The painted gold heels of the creature are pure Little Miss America. The greenish light is eerie but the general effect is depressing rather than uplifting. This may be because I do not like looking at carcasses or it may be that the whole thing just doesn’t work.