Damien Hirst
Where the Land Meets the Sea Full Matching Set of 4 - Deadman's Cove, Studland Bay, Kingsdown Beach, Kynance Cove
2023
Laminated Giclée print on aluminium composite panel
120 × 90 cm
Varying Edition Sizes — Hand signed and numbered on COA verso
Location: London, United Kingdom
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About the artwork
Comprising four distinct panels titled *Deadman's Cove*, *Studland Bay*, *Kingsdown Beach*, and *Kynance Cove*, the group originates from visual investigations into coastal environments during winter months. Surfaces feature dense accumulations of multi-colored pigment spots and splatters distributed across neutral grey grounds, reflecting visual characteristics from the artist's *Coast Paintings* series. Each composition is produced as a laminated giclée print on an aluminium composite panel, allowing the physical support to remain rigid while preserving the fine textural nuances of the original paint application.
The imagery connects to childhood memories of seaside holidays along the British coast and meditations on landscape traditions, natural erosion, and deep time. Published by HENI Editions in 2023, the collection was issued in variable edition sizes determined by public demand during a limited release window. Each panel includes a manufacturer label affixed to the reverse, bearing the signature of the creator in pencil alongside individual numbering.
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This suite exemplifies the intersection of digital reproduction technology and traditional gestural abstraction within contemporary publishing frameworks. By translating unique painted surfaces into standardized multi-panel editions via high-resolution giclée printing on industrial substrates, the project investigates questions of authorship, originality, and accessibility in the primary and secondary art markets.
Positioned within the broader printmaking output associated with HENI Editions, the group underscores the ongoing dialogue between mechanical reproduction and manual mark-making that has defined the artist's output for decades. Market reception indicates sustained demand for series groupings featuring matching edition numbers, reinforcing the commercial viability of large-scale print drops in the contemporary sector.
About the artist
Born in Bristol in 1965, Damien Hirst is one of the UK's most influential contemporary artists. He studied at Goldsmiths College in London, where in 1988 he organized Freeze, an emblematic exhibition that launched the Young British Artists movement. This initiative attracted the attention of influential collectors, including Charles Saatchi, and propelled Hirst onto the art scene. His artistic approach revolves around the themes of life, death and mortality, with works such as The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (a shark preserved in formaldehyde). His work often marries science and art, exploring the beauty and fragility of human existence through provocative materials and striking installations.Hirst has exhibited at prestigious institutions such as the Tate Modern (London) and the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples). In 2008, he defied the art market by auctioning his work directly at Sotheby's, raising £111 million in two days, a record for a living artist.
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