Damien Hirst
'Suiko (H10-4)', 2022, Published by HENI EditionsDamien Hirst, a poster boy for the Young British Artists who rose to prominence in late 1980s London, is one of the most notorious artists of his generation. He has pushed the limits of fine art and good taste with sculptures that comprise dead animals submerged in formaldehyde; innumerable spot paintings that appear mass-produced and can sell for millions of dollars; and the exuberantly tacky For the Love of God (2007), a human skull studded with 8,601 diamonds.
In February 2022, HENI presented ‘The Empresses’ by Damien Hirst, a series of five glorious prints depicting carefully composed images of butterflies, printed by Atelier JI in collaboration with Grieger GmbH and published by HENI Editions.
Editions
Wu Zetian (H10-1)
2022
100 x 100 cm
Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
Nur Jahan (H10-2)
2022
100 x 100 cm
Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
Theodora (H10-3)
2022
100 x 100 cm
Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
Suiko (H10-4)
2022
100 x 100 cm
Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
Taytu Betul (H10-5)
2022
100 x 100 cm
Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter
In the Studio
'The Empresses' (H-10, 2022) marks a new iteration in Damien Hirst's exploration of the butterfly as a symbol for freedom, religion, life and death. A series of five laminated Giclée prints on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter, each print depicts images of red and black butterfly wings, arranged into a unique kaleidoscope-like pattern. The carefully positioned wings appear mobile and their patterns transform, each print seeming to capture the butterflies in moments of variously directional flight.
Video by Dan Fontanelli