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damien hirst at chatsworth house


'legend' (2011) and 'myth' (2010) by damien hirst at chatsworth house in derbyshire, united kingdom
above image courtesy the BBC


two new sculptures by english artist damien hirst is currently on display at
the chatsworth house until 30 october, 2011. entitled 'legend' and 'myth', the sculptures
depict a winged horse and unicorn that have been flayed down their middle to expose
the visceral musculature and bones beneath.

standing on individual platforms, the mythical creatures face away from one another
to reveal their insides in opposite directions. the fantasy aspect of the animals is visually
debunked by putting on display their and anatomy and inner workings. hirst says,
'in a way, science brings religion down to earth and to cut open mythical creatures and
expose them as no different to mortal horses is somehow still magical. it's kind of like
exploding a myth to make it real.'

the pieces are a part of 'beyond limits', an annual exhibition which takes place at chatsworth house.



'legend' (2011) by damien hirst
image © lesley



front view
image © lesley



detail
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image © fatlava1



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'myth' (2010) by damien hirst
image © countysuper4



image © lesley

erica db
09.19.11  
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The cornice on the plinth seems underscaled. Plinth in general feels pretty weak.
bill   09.19.11
Love it! And flushed Bill's remarks down the drain, such pointless criticism...
john   09.19.11
Not his biggest fan but these are beautiful.
Carl   09.19.11
Yes, the plints are definitely out of scale.
Niels   09.19.11
at least they're not gold... or are they?
craig   09.19.11
the cornice on the plinth huh?

moron
dbkii   09.20.11
Perhaps the thin quality of the plinths is contrived. As he said, the idea is to bring the mythical figures downt to earth and by having a rather narrow plinth that indeed brings a sense of fragility, thus making the figures appear less majestic. Beautifully executed!
ArtCrit   09.20.11
Plinth or not plinth... I think is very chic and elegant!
Dario   09.21.11
out standing in its field !
Sme   09.23.11
plinth??? who gives a damn a bout the plinth??? I mean, hello, they are jkust AMAZING! Love these
RAFSTER   09.26.11
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