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Hirst isn't as bad as people say he is. It's an instance where people don't understand something and take it out by claiming hatred.
by unalone 17y ago
Hirst isn't as bad as people say he is. It's an instance where people don't understand something and take it out by claiming hatred.
- jamesbritt 17y agoHirst's copyright lawsuits are pure bullshit and enough to make him a very person in my eyes.
- nailer 17y agoOther people using his work is pure bullshit in my eyes. If you want to have a picture of a skull made of diamonds, make a picture of a skull made of diamonds, or pay someone else too. Don't rip off someone else's work. I doubt Hirst would get so much criticism from defending his work if he were less successful, and his work was being ripped by someone more successful.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSatire != ripped off.
- nailer 17y agoThe other artist didn't say that in the interviews I've read. Do you have a source for that?
- jamesbritt 17y agohttp://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/hirst-demands-share-of-artists-16365-copies-1054424.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/hir... Decide for yourself if this is ripping off Hirst, or creating a legitimate new work that mocks Hirst and his crowd. This part is interesting: "But Hirst's complaint was seen as ironic by some in the art world, given the controversy surrounding the provenance of his skull. Three weeks after the artist unveiled the £50m sculpture, another artist, John LeKay, claimed he had been producing similar jewel-encrusted skulls since 1993." http://www.johnlekay.com/JohnLeKay.GALLERY.htm http://www.johnlekay.com/JohnLeKay.GALLERY.htm By all accounts it appears that someone is taking the piss out of Hirst, and he's being a dick in response. At least it's inspired more art: http://www.redragtoabull.com/acatalog/copy_of_INTRODUCTION_-_READ_THIS_FIRST.html http://www.redragtoabull.com/acatalog/copy_of_INTRODUCTION_-...
- nailer 17y agoAnd if Hirst has taken a photo of John DeKay's skull, DeKay would be right to take action. I still haven't seen the artist specifically mention satire.
- unalone 17y agoWhat exactly is a very person? Unlike you, I don't pretend I know enough about the circumstances of Hirst's cases to lay down judgment. I know next to nothing about the art he produces, just enough to understand that perhaps he's doing something more impressive than I think he is. With that as context, there's a possibility that there's more to the lawsuits than the media is showing, and so I give him the benefit of the doubt.
- jamesbritt 17y agoSorry, omitted a word. A very bad person. Shutting down soneone's elses art because it includes, among several other things, a picture of one of your own, clearly used to make a social commentary about art, is shitty. Especailly since that particular Hirst piece is itself derivative if not an outright copy. No pretending.