Damien Hirst, The Physical
Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991) tiger shark, glass,
steel, formaldehyde 83 7/8” x 204” x 83 7/8”
This blows my mind. Literally is one of
the coolest things I have ever seen. The way they can preserve a whole entire
animal is amazing to me! The substance they have these animals in is so strong
they could not even be in the same room as it without a protective suit on. But
how they maintain it from decomposing is so crazy. To me, this is a great
concept. This is God’s art. His creation, nature, true art, displayed up close
for all to see, an angle we may never get to see otherwise. Who gets to see a
shark this close without their lives in danger?!
On an art trip I had in high school we
saw another piece by Hirt, the piece of the cow shot with arrows. Seeing this
piece in person up close was another feeling in and of itself. It was amazing,
breathtaking. I had so many questions to ask. It was true art to me, because it
was recognizing the true art of this world and displaying it for all to see.
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