Damien Hirst (b. 1965)

Midas and the Infinite

细节

Damien Hirst (b. 1965)
Midas and the Infinite
signed, titled and dated '2008 Damien Hirst "Midas and the Infinite"' and with the artist's stamp (on the reverse)
butterflies, cubic zirconia and enamel paint on canvas
118¾ x 118¾in. (301.8 x 301.8cm.)
Executed in 2008

来源

Damien Hirst - Beautiful Inside My Head Forever sale, Sotheby's London, 15 September 2008, lot 6.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

拍品专文

'I've just made a series with all these pieces about Midas-all these gold paintings, gold and diamonds, and gold works, and it's definitely about feeling a bit like King Midas, like everything he touches turns to gold. And there are bad aspects of what can happen with that as well.

Gold's the thing when you open the briefcase in the movie, it shines on you and sucks you in. Gimme, gimme, gimme. It brings out the worst in you as well as the best, and I love that Midas can't eat his food, 'cause if he touches it, it turns to gold. Dies of starvation, doesn't he, Midas? Everything he puts in his mouth is just cold and metal.'
(D. Hirst interview with G. Burn, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, 27 June 2008).