Damien Hirst's 'Verity' statue divides Devon town
'Verity', a controversial 65ft statue of a pregnant woman by artist Damien Hirst, is unveiled in the seaside town of Ilfracombe, Devon, and is greeted with a mixed reception by residents.
Hundreds of residents looked with a mixture of emotions today after a sculpture of a huge, naked, heavily pregnant woman with a sword arrived in their seaside town on a flatbed trailer.
It was their first glimpse of the controversial statue by Damien Hirst which has stirred up controversy since he announced plans earlier this year to loan it to Ilfracombe, Devon, until 2032.
The council has received more than 100 complaints from locals who have described the work of art as obscene and disgusting.
It is now being kept in a temporary compound on site at the entrance to the harbour while contractors continue to work on the sculpture.
It is understood the statue will be hoisted into place on October 17-18, dependent on weather conditions.
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Damien Hirst - Verity
A short film of Damien Hirst's Verity in Ilfracombe, Devon. Shot with a Sony A77 Dslr mounted on a UAV drone
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Trailer for Culture Club Episode 1: Damien Hirst Printmaker Exhibition
This is the trailer for the first episode of SFTV's Culture Club which looks at the Damien Hirst: Printmaker exhibition at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham.
To watch the full episode please visit:
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Damien Hirst 達米恩·赫斯特 (1965) Painter Sculptor British
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British artist Damien Hirst has shocked and surprised the art world with his unusual works, including glass displays of dead animals and medicine cabinet sculptures.
A successful and controversial artist, Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, England, on June 7, 1965. He emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. His works, which include dead animal displays and spin-art paintings, have sold for exceptionally high prices. Hirst is one of the wealthiest artists living today.
Raised Catholic, Damien Hirst grew up in Leeds. His early religion education would later factor into his artwork. He showed an interest in the grisly and gruesome aspects of life early on. His mother would later describe him as a morbid child.
As a teenager, Hirst liked to look at illustrated pathology books, fascinated by the images of disease and injury. He also showed an interest in drawing, a passion his mother supported. His father, a car mechanic, left the family when he was only 12 years old.
Hirst got into trouble as teenager, and was caught shoplifting twice. Despite his sometimes wild behavior, he made his way to college. Hirst studied art at the Goldsmith's College at the University of London. While there, he put together a ground-breaking exhibit entitled "Freeze" in 1988. The show featured the works of Fiona Rae, Sarah Lucas, and others, as well as his own.
Hirst and his fellow students became part of an emerging movement known as the Young British Artists. They were known for their unusual materials and for their challenging art concepts. One of Hirst's early works, "With Dead Head," illustrates his interest in death and shaking up the art establishment. In the photograph the artist, with a huge grin on his face, poses next to a severed head in a morgue.
While not everyone was enthralled with his work, Hirst received support from Charles Saatchi, advertising titan and art collector. Saatchi lent financial assistance to Hirst, and also started collecting Hirst's pieces, which also advanced the artist's reputation. Saatchi bought two of Hirst's medicine cabinet sculptures, which one critic later said constituted "a constellation of still lifes that express and reflect the human body as a field of vulnerabilities and of hopeful medical interventions."
In 1991, Hirst had his first solo exhibition at the Woodstock Street Gallery in London. He also participated in the Young British Artists show at the Saatchi Gallery the following year. There he displayed "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," a 14-foot-long glass tank with a shark preserved in formaldehyde. The shark had been bought from an Australian fisherman.
Hirst continued to set the art world on fire with his work at the 1993 Venice Bienniale, a renowned international art exhibition. There he showed "Mother and Child Divided," an installation piece that featured a bisected cow and her calf displayed in four vitrines, or glass cases, filled with formaldehyde. With his controversial and sometimes gruesome works, Hirst soon became one of the best known artists in Britain. He won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1995. "It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw," Hirst said in his acceptance speech.
達米恩·赫斯特（Damien Hirst，又譯「達明·赫斯特」、「達米安·赫斯特」，1965年6月7日－）生於布里斯托，是新一代英國藝術家的主要代表人物之一。他主導了90年代的英國藝術發展並享有很高的國際聲譽。赫斯特在1986年9月就讀於倫敦大學金匠學院。1995年獲得英國當代藝術大獎特納獎。
赫斯特對於生物有機體的有限性十分感興趣。他把動物的屍體浸泡在甲醛溶液里的系列作品《自然歷史》（Natural History）有着極高的知名度。他的標誌性作品就是《生者對死者無動於衷》（The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living）， 一條用甲醛保存在玻璃櫃裏面的18英尺長的虎鯊。這件作品在2004年進行銷售，其價格之高讓赫斯特在作品價格最高的在世藝術家中排名第二。
赫斯特在作品裏還頻繁地使用日常素材，這可以在作品《對逃亡的後天無能》（The Acquired Inability to Escape）里看出來。一個人造環境裏，光滑的具有設計感的現代玻璃窗認真地提醒我們這是一個玻璃缸，或者動物圈養場。赫斯特所展示的是，儘管在對逃避現實進行徹底嘗試，但試圖想要擺脫這種白領階層的存在圈套是不可能的。典型的辦公風格元素作為人類出席過的痕跡，同樣也暗示着，在一個貧瘠和人造的環境裏，生命不能被減少至僅僅具有功能性。
達米恩·赫斯特出生於英國布里斯托爾，在列斯長大。他的父親是一位汽車維修兼銷售員，母親名叫瑪莉，過去是一位天主教徒，在市民諮詢局（Citizens Advice Bureau）工作。赫斯特的父母在他12歲時離異，而母親則曾表示｢從他年輕時就管不住他｣。赫斯特曾兩度因行竊而遭逮捕[1]。赫斯特認為他的母親並不是可以容忍他的叛逆的人；她曾將赫斯特的龐克皮褲剪成碎片，把他的性手槍唱片放在爐子上加熱做成裝水果的碗。他說：｢如果她不喜歡我的穿着，她會很快的把我從公車站帶走。｣然而，赫斯特的母親鼓勵赫斯特繪畫，這可能是她對赫斯特的教育之中唯一成功的部份。
1995 Turner Prize Exhibition, Damien Hirst, YBA
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1995 Turner Prize Exhibition, Damien Hirst installation
Ilfracombe Harbour Damien Hirst Statue 2.mp4
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Damien Hirst's Verity (Enhanced Version)
Same as my previous Damien Hirst's Verity video , but tweeked to give a sharper and slightly brighter picture.
Damien Hirst's Verity.
A 66 foot bronze-clad sculpture named Verity created by world famous artist Damien Hirst has been loaned to North Devon Council for the next 20 years .
On Tuesday 16 October 2012, Verity was hoisted into position giving residents and visitors their first glimpses of her standing tall on Ilfracombe's Pier.
The statue of Verity pregnant holding a sword aloft and standing on a base of legal books is meant to be a 'modern allegory of truth and justice'
The figure's stance is taken from Edgar Degas' late 19th Century Little Dancer of Fourteen Years and is referenced by Damien Hirst in his earlier bronze Virgin Mother from 2005.
The title 'Verity' is from the Italian word of Truth, while she holds the traditional symbols denoting justice -- a sword and scales.
Filmed with a DJI Phantom Quadcopter , a cheap brushless gimbal and a GoPro Hero3
Black Camera.
Shot at 1080p , 60 fps.
Finally managed to get out filming again :-)
Due to the really bad weather over the winter and work , it has been hard to find a good day to get out filming.
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Damien Hirst - - Apresentação de Obras do artista britânico Damien Hirst onde ele utiliza círculos coloridos na composição de seus trabalhos
Two Damien Hirst Works Stolen From London Gallery
Two signed Damien Hirst works of art worth £33,000 have been stolen from a west London gallery four days after being displayed.
The pieces were taken from the Exhibitionist Gallery in Notting Hill in the early hours of Monday.
The stolen works, called Pyronin Y and Oleoylsarcosine, feature multi-coloured dots.
Police believe the artworks were specifically targeted and want witnesses to come forward.
'Take us under'
Gallery Manager Nathan Engelbrecht said his heart sank when he received a phone call from the police informing him of the break-in.
He said: We opened in September and it was a bit of a coup to get the Hirst artworks. We had them for four days and then they were stolen.
We wanted Hirst to be in the Christmas show and to help raise our profile and to show people we can get the big names in, so it's a big hit and here's hoping insurance will cover it, if it doesn't it will probably take us under.
It took us a few weeks of negotiations and to have them stolen is really disappointing. They [Damien Hirst's representatives] have been understanding that these things do happen.
Pyronin Y is the larger of the two measuring 40in (1m) by 46in (1.2m). It was produced in 2005 and is worth £15,000.
Oleoylsarcosine was created in 2008 and is worth £18,000. Its dimensions are 26in (67cm) x 35in (89cm).
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said just one person carried out the theft and he may have left in a car.
Det Sgt Jon Lightfoot said: It appears the suspect has specifically targeted the two pieces.
The items would have been visible in the back of the car and we are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to please come forward.
Mr Engelbrecht said: We think we were specifically targeted because on Monday we're closed, and they went for the specific paintings. There were other Hirst works and other big-named artists downstairs.
At the moment, we're literally on the phone trying to find some new artwork for the Christmas season.
Hirst rose to fame as part of a group known as the Young British Artists and is probably best known for a series of works in which he preserved animals, including a shark and a sheep, in formaldehyde.
He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995.
Hirst's more recent works include Verity, a 66ft bronze-plated statue of a pregnant, naked woman wielding a sword, which was unveiled on Ilfracombe harbour in north Devon in October 2012.
A spokesman for the artist said: This is a police matter and I'm afraid we cannot comment.
David Jeffers & Devon in Hindleg Walk 5 9 2009
davidjeffers.NET Devon has been performing hindleg walks for over a year. She gives a 110% every day UNTIL Camera day. What's up with that???haha. She has an even better hindleg walk which i hope to upload soon.
Damien Hirst - Art is a great investment.
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Delightful #Devon - #Moonrise, #Sunsets & Damien Hirst
We travelled to Ilfracombe in the summer of 2010 and again in August 2013. We throughly enjoyed both visits, staying in a peaceful cottage (2010) and a lovely hotel Wildecombe Guest House (2013). This short video is a selection of some of the fabulous photos John and I took, from marvelous sunsets and moonrise, to our explorations in nearby village Lee Bay and beautiful sandy beach in Woollacombe bay, not to mention the 66 foot bronze-clad sculpture named Verity created by world famous artist Damien Hirst. Further details about our visits and more photos can be found on my blog at
With kind permission from wonderful pianist Di Xiao, I used two pieces from her beautiful album Journey - please visit her at dixiao.co.uk and you can buy her CD from various on-line stores.
D LURE SEA FISHING LURES -MADE IN DEVON UK
160mm long with a weighted 7/0 mustad hook.
These lures outfish & outlast other soft lures.We are still prototyping these but are on trial out of Dartmouth.
We have already out fished the competion and with the lures still looking and running as new,with the combination of the action and colours they have a brilliant strike rate.On sale soon
Banger Racing - Netherbridge
Some action from the Banger Racing in Netherbridge on June 26th 2011
Levi’s Spring 2008 Damien Hirst and Capital E
Skulls and crystals come when you bring Damien Hirst with the Warhol Factory plus the ultra premium jeanswear of Capital E. Carl Larsen of Rousso Fisher introduces Joyce Chow of MBN to a new Levi’s. montebubbles.com
Catching a salmon on a river in Devon, England. Spey fishing.
The other afternoon I caught and released this beautiful salmon (18-19lb) on the river. Hope you like it! It is always very exciting catching a salmon. I put in a couple of photos of another salmon I caught last week too.
Damien Hirst at the Tate Modern
Arguably the most famed artist of this generation, and undoubtedly the most controversial, this month see Damien Hirst exhibit twenty years of work at the Tate Modern. The exhibition's curator Ann Gallagher explains to us why 2012 is the optimum year for such a show, and how the art world has changed in the twenty years since Hirst and the YBAs first took it by storm.
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Damien Hirst Qatar Exhibition RELIC round up
This is a fast round up of the Exhibition named Relic by Damien Hirst in Qatar.Damien Hirst is one of the most celebrated and also one of the richest artist of our time.