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Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings
Michael Bracewell
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Description for Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings
hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1922.
Hirst’s Psalm paintings allude to Gothic stained glass windows and the circular patterns of Buddhist mandalas This beautifully illustrated book constitutes a comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst's Psalm paintings. The 150 works in the series are made up of iridescent butterfly wings and paint on canvas, which combine to form kaleidoscopic patterns reminiscent of Gothic stained glass windows. Dating from 2008, the paintings address some of Hirst's most enduring and important themes: beauty, art, belief, life and death. Each of the fully illustrated paintings is accompanied by the Old Testament prayer from which its title is derived, the text ... Read more
Hirst’s Psalm paintings allude to Gothic stained glass windows and the circular patterns of Buddhist mandalas This beautifully illustrated book constitutes a comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst's Psalm paintings. The 150 works in the series are made up of iridescent butterfly wings and paint on canvas, which combine to form kaleidoscopic patterns reminiscent of Gothic stained glass windows. Dating from 2008, the paintings address some of Hirst's most enduring and important themes: beauty, art, belief, life and death. Each of the fully illustrated paintings is accompanied by the Old Testament prayer from which its title is derived, the text ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1922g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906967680
SKU
V9781906967680
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Reviews for Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings
Fashioned from butterfly wings and household paint, Damien Hirst's "Psalm" paintings combine the dizzying symmetry of a kaleidoscope with the radiant beauty of a rose window. Created in 2008, the full series now appears in a new book, The Complete Psalm Paintings. Each of the 150 works is printed opposite the psalm it's named after, the biblical texts superimposed on ... Read more