DAMIEN HIRST
Damien Hirst is one of the most famous contemporary artists in the world. His art is highly controversial, because of his work with dead animals. Hirst's most well-known pieces are the giant formaldehyde-filled tanks with dead animals inside. He also has a few other works, that don't directly involve death, his crystal skull (above) is famous as well.
The shark, was the first work I have ever seen of his. It was for my class on transformation, which, I guess this would be a good example of. Taking an object (or animal body) and putting it in an unfamiliar area. Shark don't really belong in a museum, in a tank. So in that respect, this is transformation art at its finest.
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