Damien Hirst

Early Life Born on June 7, 1965 in Bristol, England Raised Catholic Showed an interest in the grisly and gruesome aspects of life as a young child His mother described him as a morbid child As a teenager, he was interested in drawing and fascinated with images of disease and injury His father left the family when he was twelve years old His mother supported his passion for drawing

Education Studied at the Goldsmith’s College at the University of London During college, he put together a breath- taking exhibit entitled “Freeze” in 1988 He soon became well-known for his unusual materials and challenging art concepts One of his early works, “With Dead Head,” illustrates his interest in death

“With Dead Head,” created in 1992, is a gelatin silver print mounted on aluminum featuring an artist posing next to a severed head in a morgue.

(Education continued…) Hirst received support from art collector Charles Saatchi, who collected his pieces and lent him financial assistance Hirst’s reputation advanced

Career Had his first solo exhibition at the Woodstock Street Gallery in London in 1991 Participated in the Young British Artists show where he displayed “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” Became one of the best known artists in Britain because of his gruesome and controversial works Won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1995 One of the world’s wealthiest artists today Currently lives in Devon, England with his American girlfriend and their three sons Launched his own skateboard line in 2011

“For the Love of God” “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living”

“Mother and Child Divided”

“Verity” “Legend and Myth”

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