Damien Hirst Gives Up Dead Animals For Paintbrush
Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Misc Artists and Performers.
Damien Hirst, the artist famous for featuring art that consisted of dead animals preserved in formaldehyde has announced he’s no longer as morbid and will start painting instead.
Apparently, dear old Damien used to be embarrassed by his paintings, so he hid behind 20 feet tall chemically preserved mammals-some of which were dissected- instead.
Compensation works so strangely.
“It felt awful for two years,” Damien said. “The paintings were embarrassing and I didn’t want anyone to come in.
“I thought if I die now, people are going to find these paintings and it’s going to be horrible.”
He still thinks his paintings won’t be received well by critics, but at least he’ll shock average people and that’s a good thing.
“People are not shocked by animals in formaldehyde any more, but they’re shocked that you’re picking up a brush and a canvas and going backwards.”
via news.bbc.co.uk
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