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Damien Hirst, H4-2, Andromeda, 2018
$29,000.00
Diasec-mounted Giclée print on aluminum panel
36.25 x 49.75 in | 92 x 126 cm
Ed of 75
Damien Hirst’s enveloping facsimile print ‘Andromeda’ captures details of the layers of hand-mixed paint, which act like veils, found in his ‘Veil Paintings’ (2017) series. Entities which Hirst describes as “solid yet invisible and reveals and yet obscures the truth”, the veils are the result of mixing the unnatural hues of Pierre Bonnard with the short strokes of Pointillism.
Produced in 2018 as part of ‘Veils’ (H4), ‘Andromeda’ is composed of an exquisitely serene palette of thick colours, applied with distinct impasto and an energy reminiscent of the Abstract Expressionists. Named for the botanical garden in the village of Bathsheba, Barbados, from the work’s upper right corner, an avalanche of blues, purples, pinks and white fall to meet darker blues as well as reds, oranges and yellows. These rapturous colours are evocative of a sweetshop, rendering ‘Andromeda’ a successful fulfilment of Hirst’s perennial experiments with joy produced through colour.
These layered colours in short thick strokes create a sense of depth, forging a tantalising and immersive pictorial space. This effect is retained in the present edition, a superb facsimile that mystically captures the textures, depth and vibrant colours of the original work.