Damiens latest work is this Dimond encrusted human skull titled For the love of god that was unveiled the 1 june at Londond White Cube gallery. The peice will go on sale for a woppin 98 million us dollars! The largest price tag ever for a contemporary artwork.
Inspired by ancient turquoise-encrusted ceremonial Aztec skulls, Hirst had the platinum cast skull of a 35-year-old 18th century European male (the teeth are real) adorned with a reported 8,601 pave-set diamonds covering every visible surface of the object, inside and out. The focal point of the anatomical work is a massive $8,000,000 pear-shaped pink diamond which the artist named “The Skull Star Diamond,” set into the skull’s forehead, and surrounded by 14 smaller flawless white pear-shaped diamonds.
According to Hirst, the diamonds are all “ethically sourced” from conflict-free zones and cost the artist a whopping $28,000,000 USD (the work is entirely self-financed).
I friggin love you Daimen keep doing it!



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