Damien Hirst “The Blue Paintings” Exhibition Recap

by L.A. Ruano, October 14, 2009

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The Guardian offers a look into Damien Hirst’s The Blue Paintings Exhibition which opened today at The Wallace Collection in London. The show focused on Hirst’s recent hand paintings which found inspiration from the work of famous artist Francis Bacon. For those interested in viewing, “The Blue Paintings” will remain open through January 24th, 2010. A closer look into the opening can be seen below.

The Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
London W1U 3BN
+44 (0)207 563 9500

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4 Responses

  1. Posted by: Dissertation. On. Authinticity. on October 15, 2009 at 9:20 am

    That’s because its an play on Francis Bacon’s triple paintings. Still beautifully dark.

  2. Posted by: Noir on October 15, 2009 at 8:17 am

    Tones are nice

  3. Posted by: Brian James Spies on October 15, 2009 at 6:47 am

    I really dig this stuff. It is really haunting and beautiful.

  4. Posted by: portland oregon on October 14, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    I liked his old stuff way better… but this has a certain ambiance to it that I could live with.