Artwork Title: For the Love of God, 2007
Diamond covered platinum skull
Damien Hirst
FACTUAL POINTS:
*Encrusted with 8,601 diamonds
*Skull cast from the 18th century
*A continuation of Hirst's further exploration of Death and its affects
*Influenced by Mexican skulls, encrusted with Turquoise
*Valued as the most expensive contemporary piece of art
*Production cost the artist $20 million USD
*Final product was sold for a whopping $100 million USD
*"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD" is the most expensive work of art ever to sell by a living artist
-- http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2007/01/17/aztec-mosaic-masks-turquoise-double-headed-serpent-mosaic-british-museum/
EXEMPLAR OF MEXICAN SKULL ENCRUSTED WITH TURQUOISE:
Discuss how Hirst's persona and work relate to the Renaissance concepts of Mercantilism and the (increased) status of the artist.
Hirst's work relates to concepts of the Renaissance and Mercantilism through the
I found the information you included in your post very informative into the way the you percive the artists work. I can agree with you on many factors of Damien Hursts work as it does exsplore the effects of death and the price tag attached to his artwork is very high which suggests the artist is looking for some vast public attention in his work. The origin of the dimonds are not vastly known and many people argue that they are not sorced from free trade dimond mines which brings significant impact into the message Damien Hurst is portraying.
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