The set of four skulls entitled 'Till Death Do Us Part by master contemporary artist, Damien Hirst. The series is created in a small edition of only 50 pieces, each signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. The printing technique of using silkscreen, foil block and glaze creates a unique texture and visual appeal. The brightly colored skulls in chili red, brown, fuchsia and turquoise are a stunning collection all together, the different color combinations of foil block and silkscreen come together cohesively as a set. The custom framed artwork is ready to hang in a black lacquer frame with black matte overlay and is finished with museum quality non-glare UV protective glass. The framed dimensions of each piece measure: 29 x 23 x 2 in. / 71 x 56 x 5.1 cm. Damien Hirst regularly uses quotations from religious ceremonies and texts to entitle his works. “Till Death Do Us Part,” is a phrase traditionally used to bind the living in matrimony, however, it is used here to play on the beauty of connection, even in death. Hirst’s infamous eschatology focuses on the morbid aspects of the marital vow as the skull represents the inevitable decay of life. Hirst was quoted, "You don’t like it (death), so you disguise it or you decorate it to make it look like something bearable – to such an extent that it becomes something else.” Hirst uses art to transform and thus subvert emotions. His skulls have the capacity to win over death, at least over the temporal, physical and ugly aspect of it: rotting decay. This series was created in 2012, the small edition of only 50 pieces is each signed and numbered by the artist in pencil on the lower corners. The incredibly detailed and dimensional silkscreen print is made with foil block and glaze to create a unique texture and visual appeal, instantly recognizable as Hirst’s original pop-art work. The ‘Till Death Do Us Part series has become increasingly rare as it’s motif is representative of Hirst’s iconic imagery. Hirst uses the human skull as a universal theme to remind his viewers of the fragility of existence, the inevitability of death and the joys of love and life in the present moment. This artwork comes ready to install with the Arton seal of approval for authenticity, quality and exquisite composition. Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. His varied practice, which includes installation, sculpture, painting, and drawing, explores the complex relationships between life, death, art, religion, and science. Hirst was born in Bristol in 1965 and grew up in Leeds, England. In 1984, he moved to London, where he worked in construction before enrolling at Goldsmiths University of London, in 1986 to study fine art. While at Goldsmiths, Hirst organized the independent student exhibition Freeze, which has become legendary as the originating moment of the Young British Artists (YBAs). Freeze, which exhibited Hirst’s first spot paintings, launched Hirst and 15 of his fellow students to fame, making their place in art history. In 1991, Charles Saatchi, offering to fund Hirst’s artwork, mounted the first Young British Artists (YBA) exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Among the works exhibited was The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), a shark submerged in a formaldehyde vitrine, which became an overnight sensation. As a result of the show, Hirst was nominated for that year's Turner Prize. Hirst again won the Turner Prize in 1995 for his piece, Mother and Child Divided, which consists of a cow and a calf each bisected and held within its own glass case. Hirst is well recognized for his spot paintings, medicine cabinet motifs, brightly colored spin paintings, kaleidoscopic butterflies, and diamond-encrusted skulls. Since 1987, over 80 solo Damien Hirst exhibitions have taken place worldwide and his work has been included in over 260 group shows. He has permanent sculptural installations across the globe and is the UK's richest living artist. Hirst continues to work and create art in the present day, with his recent focus primarily on paintings. To learn more about this artist and see other available artworks, please visit our website: www.artoncontemporary.com/damienhirst. Questions on this piece? Call us directly, +1.212.335.0062