{"product_id":"9780691239859","title":"Hirst-isms","description":"Author: Damien Hirst\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691239859\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien Hirst.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHirst-isms\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of quotations - bold, surprising, often humorous, and always insightful - from celebrated artist Damien Hirst, whose controversial work explores the connections between art, religion, science, life, and death. Emerging in the 1990s as a leading member of the Young British Artists (YBAs), Hirst first became famous and gained a reputation as a provocateur with a series of artworks featuring dead and sometimes dissected animals (including a shark, sheep, and cow) preserved in glass tanks filled with formaldehyde.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered from interviews and other primary sources and organised by subject, these quotations explore Hirst's early years, family life, and the beginnings of his fascination with art; the major themes of his work; his influences and heroes; his motivation; his process and the boundary-pushing production of his work; and his thoughts on the art world, fame, and money. The result is a comprehensive and nuanced book that sheds new light on a fascinating and important contemporary artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect quotations from the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;The less I feel like an artist, the better I feel.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;I like it when people love my art. I like it when people hate my art. I just don't want them to ignore my art.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Painting's like the most fabulous illusion, because there's nothing at stake. Except yourself.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;I'm interested in the confusion between art and life, I like it when the world gets in the way.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Sometimes you have to step over the edge to know where it is.\u0026amp;#x27;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803872186526,"sku":"ADS-9780691239859","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691239859.jpg?v=1778206570","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691239859","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}