Spots Car Painting
About this artwork
This was Hirst's first collaborative work, painted for the Aids charity Crusaid. Paul Simonon was an art student in the mid-1970s before leaving to play bass guitar for the punk band The Clash. Since the demise of The Clash in 1984 he has become a full-time painter. Simonon painted the Citroën car and Hirst added his trademark spots over the top. Hirst has produced a series of spot paintings, featuring spots of regular size and distribution, painted on canvases of different shapes and sizes.
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title:Spots Car Painting
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date created:1998
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materials:Household gloss and oil on canvas
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measurements:Framed: 112.00 x 172.80 x 3.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:GMA 4205
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Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst
Hirst was born in Bristol and grew up in Leeds, moving to London in 1986 to study at Goldsmith's College. While still a student, he organised the enormously successful 'Freeze' exhibition, which featured his own work as well as that of fellow students. This brought him to the attention of the...