'Where the Land Meets the Sea' by Damien Hirst, 2024
From the artist's solo exhibition of the same name at Philips London, UK, 2024.
Published by HENI art & tech. market, London, UK.
Blue edition.
33.3 x 23.4 Inches
84.5 x 59.5 Centimeters
Offset lithograph poster on 250gsm silk fine art poster paper.
Open Edition (Sold Out).
Hand-signed by the artist in gold paint pen.
*Note: Hand-Signed posters from the artist were only available to those in attendance on opening day, July 20, 2024.
ABOUT THE ART
Throughout his career, Damien Hirst has had a long history of collaborating with auction houses. Famously, his 2008 show 'Beautiful Inside My Head Forever' bypassed the traditional gallery system entirely when the artist chose to present new artworks directly at auction. His most recent collaboration, 'Where The Land Meets The Sea', is a new show set to open at Phillips London on July 20th.
The show features previously undisplayed works from Hirst’s three new painting series: 'Coast Paintings', 'Sea Paintings' and 'Seascapes', all of which were directly inspired by the artist’s connection to the sea. The artist also sought inspiration from Abstract Expressionism, namely Robert Motherwell’s 'Beside the Sea' paintings series from the 1960s.
"Where the Land Meets the Sea is an exploration inspired by the seaside in grey British winters; I grew up in Leeds in West Yorkshire and often holidayed in Scarborough, Filey, Whitby, where Count Dracula landed, Robin Hood’s Bay, and Skegness. I have always spent a lot of time walking and thinking on the beach and watching the sea, witnessing the powerful action of the crashing waves in winter. It gives me a feeling of unimportance and vastness and inevitability, that this whole world and everything in it will eventually wear out to nothing."
- Damien Hirst