Damien Hirst for Supreme Video

SOULD

“Knowledge”… well stated and I think ultimately we both agree that this is art and as a result, some people are going to feel it and some won’t… fact is, Hirst sparks discussion and as artists that’s what we all aim to do, so for that, i have to admit… job well done.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… well stated and I think ultimately we both agree that this is art and as a result, some people are going to feel it and some won’t… fact is, Hirst sparks discussion and as artists that’s what we all aim to do, so for that, i have to admit… job well done.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… well stated and I think ultimately we both agree that this is art and as a result, some people are going to feel it and some won’t… fact is, Hirst sparks discussion and as artists that’s what we all aim to do, so for that, i have to admit… job well done.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… well stated and I think ultimately we both agree that this is art and as a result, some people are going to feel it and some won’t… fact is, Hirst sparks discussion and as artists that’s what we all aim to do, so for that, i have to admit… job well done.

lbloom

+1 for Sould

Hirst lost his creative process years ago

lbloom

+1 for Sould

Hirst lost his creative process years ago

lbloom

+1 for Sould

Hirst lost his creative process years ago

lbloom

+1 for Sould

Hirst lost his creative process years ago

knowledge.

Well stated, SOULD. I feel like I can hop back over to my side of the fence, so to speak, now that I get a good understanding of where you’re coming from. However, I can’t say I blame the guy for his practices, most notably the bit about assistants doing the majority of the work. Hirst has done the work, he has done the “heavy lifting” and if he can produce more work with the help of assistants or even just have his ideas carried out by others’ hands then I applaud him. I personally wish I had a few creative hands at my disposal lately because two just isn’t enough to get all of the ideas out that are flooding my brain. I definitely will agree with you on the last point–this board is a bit pricey and a bit below-average visually speaking. Then again, it’s designed by Hirst so it comes down to a matter of worth to the individual: the art or the artist, which would you rather pay for? Hirst reminds me of a modern day, watered down version of Duchamp. He’s playing with the ideas of what’s acceptable as a skate deck graphic, challenging us to see things differently. If you (or anyone else) are not familiar with his spot paintings, check them out. He has some really interesting commentary on his (and his assitants’) process and the great attention and consideration that went into something that looks like it took little to no thought at all.

I think the jump to skate decks definitely works for someone like Shepard Fairey or Banksy because their foundation lies in graphic arts while someone like Hirst has made a name for himself with installations and gallery specific work. The transition from gallery to deck isn’t quite as smooth for him as I would have wished for. That being said, I’ll be saving my $88 for a new pair of Converse Poorman Weapons.

knowledge.

Well stated, SOULD. I feel like I can hop back over to my side of the fence, so to speak, now that I get a good understanding of where you’re coming from. However, I can’t say I blame the guy for his practices, most notably the bit about assistants doing the majority of the work. Hirst has done the work, he has done the “heavy lifting” and if he can produce more work with the help of assistants or even just have his ideas carried out by others’ hands then I applaud him. I personally wish I had a few creative hands at my disposal lately because two just isn’t enough to get all of the ideas out that are flooding my brain. I definitely will agree with you on the last point–this board is a bit pricey and a bit below-average visually speaking. Then again, it’s designed by Hirst so it comes down to a matter of worth to the individual: the art or the artist, which would you rather pay for? Hirst reminds me of a modern day, watered down version of Duchamp. He’s playing with the ideas of what’s acceptable as a skate deck graphic, challenging us to see things differently. If you (or anyone else) are not familiar with his spot paintings, check them out. He has some really interesting commentary on his (and his assitants’) process and the great attention and consideration that went into something that looks like it took little to no thought at all.

I think the jump to skate decks definitely works for someone like Shepard Fairey or Banksy because their foundation lies in graphic arts while someone like Hirst has made a name for himself with installations and gallery specific work. The transition from gallery to deck isn’t quite as smooth for him as I would have wished for. That being said, I’ll be saving my $88 for a new pair of Converse Poorman Weapons.

knowledge.

Well stated, SOULD. I feel like I can hop back over to my side of the fence, so to speak, now that I get a good understanding of where you’re coming from. However, I can’t say I blame the guy for his practices, most notably the bit about assistants doing the majority of the work. Hirst has done the work, he has done the “heavy lifting” and if he can produce more work with the help of assistants or even just have his ideas carried out by others’ hands then I applaud him. I personally wish I had a few creative hands at my disposal lately because two just isn’t enough to get all of the ideas out that are flooding my brain. I definitely will agree with you on the last point–this board is a bit pricey and a bit below-average visually speaking. Then again, it’s designed by Hirst so it comes down to a matter of worth to the individual: the art or the artist, which would you rather pay for? Hirst reminds me of a modern day, watered down version of Duchamp. He’s playing with the ideas of what’s acceptable as a skate deck graphic, challenging us to see things differently. If you (or anyone else) are not familiar with his spot paintings, check them out. He has some really interesting commentary on his (and his assitants’) process and the great attention and consideration that went into something that looks like it took little to no thought at all.

I think the jump to skate decks definitely works for someone like Shepard Fairey or Banksy because their foundation lies in graphic arts while someone like Hirst has made a name for himself with installations and gallery specific work. The transition from gallery to deck isn’t quite as smooth for him as I would have wished for. That being said, I’ll be saving my $88 for a new pair of Converse Poorman Weapons.

knowledge.

Well stated, SOULD. I feel like I can hop back over to my side of the fence, so to speak, now that I get a good understanding of where you’re coming from. However, I can’t say I blame the guy for his practices, most notably the bit about assistants doing the majority of the work. Hirst has done the work, he has done the “heavy lifting” and if he can produce more work with the help of assistants or even just have his ideas carried out by others’ hands then I applaud him. I personally wish I had a few creative hands at my disposal lately because two just isn’t enough to get all of the ideas out that are flooding my brain. I definitely will agree with you on the last point–this board is a bit pricey and a bit below-average visually speaking. Then again, it’s designed by Hirst so it comes down to a matter of worth to the individual: the art or the artist, which would you rather pay for? Hirst reminds me of a modern day, watered down version of Duchamp. He’s playing with the ideas of what’s acceptable as a skate deck graphic, challenging us to see things differently. If you (or anyone else) are not familiar with his spot paintings, check them out. He has some really interesting commentary on his (and his assitants’) process and the great attention and consideration that went into something that looks like it took little to no thought at all.

I think the jump to skate decks definitely works for someone like Shepard Fairey or Banksy because their foundation lies in graphic arts while someone like Hirst has made a name for himself with installations and gallery specific work. The transition from gallery to deck isn’t quite as smooth for him as I would have wished for. That being said, I’ll be saving my $88 for a new pair of Converse Poorman Weapons.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… I appreciate you taking the time to respond and frankly, I can’t necessarily say you’re wrong, because art is truly a subjective matter (I’d implore those interested, to read up on Hirst, on Wikipedia or the like). I guess I should have been more specific… I, personally, think Hirst is a greedy narcissist and in the world of inspirational “artists” (think Banksy) I don’t think he stacks up very high. Just because he can afford to pay a bunch of his “assistants” to glue $11 MILLION dollars worth of diamonds (he claims they weren’t blood diamonds, but regardless, it’s still a massive waste of resources) on a 16th Century skull… or put dead animals on display, does that make him a “great” artist (note: his “assistants” do 98% of his work and he admits it)? I don’t think so. Art sales are based on hype (much like kicks…see “Air Yeezy”) and just because he sells his art for millions, doesn’t make him a great artist imo. All it proves to me, is that he’s played the “hype” game very well and luckily for him, there have been a lot of wealthy/pretentious (see: hedge fund managers), with money burning thru their pockets the last 10+ years that have driven his art prices thru the roof (we’ll see if that continues now that many of those frauds have been brought back down to reality). I’d also love to see him give back a bit (maybe make a donation to the people of Sierra Leone for harvesting his $11million worth of diamonds), because he’s arguably the wealthiest living artist in the world. Last thing I’ll say is, I love skateboard art, which as we all know, has a rich history of ingenious/creative designs… this particular one, a very pricey board at that, is ugly.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… I appreciate you taking the time to respond and frankly, I can’t necessarily say you’re wrong, because art is truly a subjective matter (I’d implore those interested, to read up on Hirst, on Wikipedia or the like). I guess I should have been more specific… I, personally, think Hirst is a greedy narcissist and in the world of inspirational “artists” (think Banksy) I don’t think he stacks up very high. Just because he can afford to pay a bunch of his “assistants” to glue $11 MILLION dollars worth of diamonds (he claims they weren’t blood diamonds, but regardless, it’s still a massive waste of resources) on a 16th Century skull… or put dead animals on display, does that make him a “great” artist (note: his “assistants” do 98% of his work and he admits it)? I don’t think so. Art sales are based on hype (much like kicks…see “Air Yeezy”) and just because he sells his art for millions, doesn’t make him a great artist imo. All it proves to me, is that he’s played the “hype” game very well and luckily for him, there have been a lot of wealthy/pretentious (see: hedge fund managers), with money burning thru their pockets the last 10+ years that have driven his art prices thru the roof (we’ll see if that continues now that many of those frauds have been brought back down to reality). I’d also love to see him give back a bit (maybe make a donation to the people of Sierra Leone for harvesting his $11million worth of diamonds), because he’s arguably the wealthiest living artist in the world. Last thing I’ll say is, I love skateboard art, which as we all know, has a rich history of ingenious/creative designs… this particular one, a very pricey board at that, is ugly.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… I appreciate you taking the time to respond and frankly, I can’t necessarily say you’re wrong, because art is truly a subjective matter (I’d implore those interested, to read up on Hirst, on Wikipedia or the like). I guess I should have been more specific… I, personally, think Hirst is a greedy narcissist and in the world of inspirational “artists” (think Banksy) I don’t think he stacks up very high. Just because he can afford to pay a bunch of his “assistants” to glue $11 MILLION dollars worth of diamonds (he claims they weren’t blood diamonds, but regardless, it’s still a massive waste of resources) on a 16th Century skull… or put dead animals on display, does that make him a “great” artist (note: his “assistants” do 98% of his work and he admits it)? I don’t think so. Art sales are based on hype (much like kicks…see “Air Yeezy”) and just because he sells his art for millions, doesn’t make him a great artist imo. All it proves to me, is that he’s played the “hype” game very well and luckily for him, there have been a lot of wealthy/pretentious (see: hedge fund managers), with money burning thru their pockets the last 10+ years that have driven his art prices thru the roof (we’ll see if that continues now that many of those frauds have been brought back down to reality). I’d also love to see him give back a bit (maybe make a donation to the people of Sierra Leone for harvesting his $11million worth of diamonds), because he’s arguably the wealthiest living artist in the world. Last thing I’ll say is, I love skateboard art, which as we all know, has a rich history of ingenious/creative designs… this particular one, a very pricey board at that, is ugly.

SOULD

“Knowledge”… I appreciate you taking the time to respond and frankly, I can’t necessarily say you’re wrong, because art is truly a subjective matter (I’d implore those interested, to read up on Hirst, on Wikipedia or the like). I guess I should have been more specific… I, personally, think Hirst is a greedy narcissist and in the world of inspirational “artists” (think Banksy) I don’t think he stacks up very high. Just because he can afford to pay a bunch of his “assistants” to glue $11 MILLION dollars worth of diamonds (he claims they weren’t blood diamonds, but regardless, it’s still a massive waste of resources) on a 16th Century skull… or put dead animals on display, does that make him a “great” artist (note: his “assistants” do 98% of his work and he admits it)? I don’t think so. Art sales are based on hype (much like kicks…see “Air Yeezy”) and just because he sells his art for millions, doesn’t make him a great artist imo. All it proves to me, is that he’s played the “hype” game very well and luckily for him, there have been a lot of wealthy/pretentious (see: hedge fund managers), with money burning thru their pockets the last 10+ years that have driven his art prices thru the roof (we’ll see if that continues now that many of those frauds have been brought back down to reality). I’d also love to see him give back a bit (maybe make a donation to the people of Sierra Leone for harvesting his $11million worth of diamonds), because he’s arguably the wealthiest living artist in the world. Last thing I’ll say is, I love skateboard art, which as we all know, has a rich history of ingenious/creative designs… this particular one, a very pricey board at that, is ugly.

knowledge.

I couldn’t disagree with you more, SOULD. Have you really taken the time to read about Hirst’s philosophies and the ideas behind his work? It stretches far beyond some dead animals in tanks or a bunch of diamonds thrown on a skull. These decks are definitely more on the low end of his artistic endeavors, but that doesn’t make them any less valuable as works of art.

Even if he was a “greedy bitch” could you really blame him? Using his talent to make things that people will buy and, gasp, possibly enjoy in their own individual ways (whether that means hanging it on the wall or actually hitting the streets)?

It could be argued, but the man is a living legend in the art world and that’s saying a lot since the trend caters towards artists dying before they really reach the pinnacle of their fame. I do think he might be reaching a plateau artistically speaking but the guy’s been owning the gallery scene for 20+ years. Greedy or not, I’d say he’s doing quite well.

knowledge.

I couldn’t disagree with you more, SOULD. Have you really taken the time to read about Hirst’s philosophies and the ideas behind his work? It stretches far beyond some dead animals in tanks or a bunch of diamonds thrown on a skull. These decks are definitely more on the low end of his artistic endeavors, but that doesn’t make them any less valuable as works of art.

Even if he was a “greedy bitch” could you really blame him? Using his talent to make things that people will buy and, gasp, possibly enjoy in their own individual ways (whether that means hanging it on the wall or actually hitting the streets)?

It could be argued, but the man is a living legend in the art world and that’s saying a lot since the trend caters towards artists dying before they really reach the pinnacle of their fame. I do think he might be reaching a plateau artistically speaking but the guy’s been owning the gallery scene for 20+ years. Greedy or not, I’d say he’s doing quite well.

knowledge.

I couldn’t disagree with you more, SOULD. Have you really taken the time to read about Hirst’s philosophies and the ideas behind his work? It stretches far beyond some dead animals in tanks or a bunch of diamonds thrown on a skull. These decks are definitely more on the low end of his artistic endeavors, but that doesn’t make them any less valuable as works of art.

Even if he was a “greedy bitch” could you really blame him? Using his talent to make things that people will buy and, gasp, possibly enjoy in their own individual ways (whether that means hanging it on the wall or actually hitting the streets)?

It could be argued, but the man is a living legend in the art world and that’s saying a lot since the trend caters towards artists dying before they really reach the pinnacle of their fame. I do think he might be reaching a plateau artistically speaking but the guy’s been owning the gallery scene for 20+ years. Greedy or not, I’d say he’s doing quite well.

knowledge.

I couldn’t disagree with you more, SOULD. Have you really taken the time to read about Hirst’s philosophies and the ideas behind his work? It stretches far beyond some dead animals in tanks or a bunch of diamonds thrown on a skull. These decks are definitely more on the low end of his artistic endeavors, but that doesn’t make them any less valuable as works of art.

Even if he was a “greedy bitch” could you really blame him? Using his talent to make things that people will buy and, gasp, possibly enjoy in their own individual ways (whether that means hanging it on the wall or actually hitting the streets)?

It could be argued, but the man is a living legend in the art world and that’s saying a lot since the trend caters towards artists dying before they really reach the pinnacle of their fame. I do think he might be reaching a plateau artistically speaking but the guy’s been owning the gallery scene for 20+ years. Greedy or not, I’d say he’s doing quite well.

SOULD

Hirst is a greedy b-tch… he doesn’t give a damn about skateboarding; just the almighty dollar… plus, there are about 300 decks I’d buy before that one (sorry Supreme)… D. Worst…go back to formaldehyding sharks and selling blood diamonds… the AIG boys need something to spend their bonus money on.

SOULD

Hirst is a greedy b-tch… he doesn’t give a damn about skateboarding; just the almighty dollar… plus, there are about 300 decks I’d buy before that one (sorry Supreme)… D. Worst…go back to formaldehyding sharks and selling blood diamonds… the AIG boys need something to spend their bonus money on.

SOULD

Hirst is a greedy b-tch… he doesn’t give a damn about skateboarding; just the almighty dollar… plus, there are about 300 decks I’d buy before that one (sorry Supreme)… D. Worst…go back to formaldehyding sharks and selling blood diamonds… the AIG boys need something to spend their bonus money on.

SOULD

Hirst is a greedy b-tch… he doesn’t give a damn about skateboarding; just the almighty dollar… plus, there are about 300 decks I’d buy before that one (sorry Supreme)… D. Worst…go back to formaldehyding sharks and selling blood diamonds… the AIG boys need something to spend their bonus money on.

max

this is so late
I got this email last week

max

this is so late
I got this email last week

max

this is so late
I got this email last week

max

this is so late
I got this email last week

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Maybe the retail should have been $50 if he wanted them skated…Anyone that paid $88 to skate these and not sell them for 300% profit or put them on display is stupid.

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this video is a breath of fresh air and shows what Supreme was originally about

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this video is a breath of fresh air and shows what Supreme was originally about

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this video is a breath of fresh air and shows what Supreme was originally about

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this video is a breath of fresh air and shows what Supreme was originally about