Civilisation by Damien Hirst is a series of four unique prints after his latest series of The Civilisation Paintings which explore the necessity of hope despite the complexities and challenges of contemporary civilisation. In each work, the artist depicts memories or feelings of cities: evoking the exuberant series The Secret Gardens Paintings – metropolitan areas are set amongst thriving vegetation, forming bright, imagined landscapes.
Realistic elements are contrasted with other elements such as Pointillist techniques and thrown paint. Evoking the themes of chaos and hope at the heart of the series, the artist favours the latter practice for its lack of control, embodying his maxim ‘You just have to believe’. Hirst also overlays the compositions with coloured spots arranged in grids, made using the tops of his paint tubes. These formations, immediately recalling his Spot Paintings, are implemented to evoke the sense of the ordered and engineered elements of cities, which randomly decay and are replaced.
The number of editions will be limited by demand during the drop window, which lasts from 7 August until 17:00 BST on 19 August. You can order these framed Damien Hirst prints from HENI.
Damien Hirst - Civilisation Rising - 2024 SOLD OUT
Medium: Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag with four framing options available: Oak veneer, Gold effect, black, white.
Size: 143 x 112 cm (framed)
Timed Edition of 530
Signed and numbered
Price: $ 3,800 (plus any applicable taxes)
Damien Hirst - Civilisation Falling - 2024 SOLD OUT
Medium: Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag with four framing options available: Oak veneer, Gold effect, black, white.
Size: 143 x 112 cm (framed)
Timed Edition of 459
Signed and numbered
Price: $ 3,800 (plus any applicable taxes)
Damien Hirst - Civilisation Explained - 2024 SOLD OUT
Medium: Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag with four framing options available: Oak veneer, Gold effect, black, white.
Size: 143 x 112 cm (framed)
Timed Edition of 531
Signed and numbered
Price: $ 3,800 (plus any applicable taxes)
Damien Hirst - Civilisation Exploding - 2024 SOLD OUT
Medium: Giclée print on Cotton Smooth Rag with four framing options available: Oak veneer, Gold effect, black, white.
Size: 143 x 112 cm (framed)
Timed Edition of 507
Signed and numbered
Price: $ 3,800 (plus any applicable taxes)
