This man really is a genius, he has swindled the art aficionados out of literally millions and millions of pounds by simply tarting up dead animals and calling it "art", Unbelievable. How much would you pay for a mouse in a glass, preserved in formaldehyde? Probably nothing. But if I gave it a wishy washy up it's own arse name like "the lost soul of the dying breed", would it suddenly become worth millions and millions? That's exactly what Mr Hirst has done, which has made him the richest artist in the world.
To add even more to his genius, he isn't even responsible for a lot of the work he actually does, he is the creative direction behind a machine that probably involves quite a few budding artists wishing to prove their worth. He has a team of minions who do his dirty work and create those wonderful and "inspiring" moments of "genius". But picture this, if I asked another man to sleep with my girlfriend and directed him around her private parts, if he made her orgasm, who would be the true genius, him or me?
In his own words.
Hirst said that he only painted five spot paintings himself because, "I couldn't be fucking arsed doing it"; he described his efforts as "sh*te"—"They're sh*t compared to ... the best person who ever painted spots for me was Rachel. She's brilliant. Absolutely f*cking brilliant. The best spot painting you can have by me is one painted by Rachel." He also describes another painting assistant who was leaving and asked for one of the paintings. Hirst told her to, "'make one of your own.' And she said, 'No, I want one of yours.' But the only difference, between one painted by her and one of mine, is the money.'"[16] By February 1999, two assistants had painted 300 spot paintings.[36]
Wow, a bunch of colourful dots on a canvas, how incredibly creative and each one is probably worth in the region of 200,000 pounds.
"Hirst sees the real creative act as being the conception, not the execution, and that, as the progenitor of the idea, he is therefore the artist"
I guess there is an argument to be had that he probably provides alot of the inspiration and creative direction, but the man has a team of 100 artists doing his work and I don't think it's very creative or groundbreaking at all. I'm not claiming to be an expert in the art world, but i cannot see the justification for selling a preserved animal for millions and millions of pounds, or maybe I'm being unreasonable and close minded. Think about the 1000s of incredibly talented young artists with a lot more creativity, who are constantly overlooked and probably have to apply for a job under Mr Hirst, thus maintaining the machine which had ultimately stifled their talent in the first place. To be fair, if Icould sell dead animals, random dots and splashes of paint to the gullible for millions and millions, then I probably would.
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