Fenbufen
Fenbufen
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
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46 x 46cm, Edition of 55, Woodcut
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This signed woodcut in colours was produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst in 2012. The print depicts four large spots in a square canvas. The spots each occupy a corner of the canvas and are rendered in bright red, blue, green and orange.
Fenbufen is a signed woodcut in colours produced by renowned contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. Made in 2012, Fenbufen is part of the artist’s iconic Spots series. The Spots series dates back to 1986, when Hirst hand-painted some loose Spots on board. In this print, Hirst depicts four large spots in a square canvas. The spots are arranged precisely, mimicking the square shape of the canvas, and are rendered in bright red, blue, green and orange. The bold colours used by Hirst reflect the artist’s love for colour and Hirst has described the spot paintings as a means of “pinning down the joy of colour.”
The spots in this woodcut are arranged with meticulous precision and despite the clinical accuracy of their organisation, the bright colours which the spots are rendered in lightens the tone of the print.
The name of the print is derived from a painkiller used to treat muscoskeletal conditions, such as arthritis. Hirst was fascinated with the pharmaceutical industry and often drew inspiration for his artworks from medicines and pharmaceutical packaging. The artist made an installation called The Medicine Cabinets while studying Fine Arts at Goldsmiths in the late 1980s. The iconic piece involved arranging his grandmother’s old medicine packets on the shelves of cabinets and the work was received with critical acclaim.
Damien Hirst, born in Bristol in 1965, is often hailed the enfant terrible of the contemporary art world. His provocative works challenge conventions and his conceptual brilliance spans installations, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring themes of mortality and the human experience. As a leading figure of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late '80s, Hirst's work has dominated the British art scene for decades and has become renowned for being laced with controversy, thus shaping the dialogue of modern art.
