Damien HIRST

British sculptor, painter and conceptual artist, who came to prominence in the 1990s, known as the “Young British Artists” (YBAs). He is particularly famous for his ‘Natural History’ series, which features dead animals (sharks, cows and sheep) preserved in formaldehyde | 1965 born in Bristol and grown up in Leeds, England | 1986-89 studies at University of London | 1991 first solo exhibition | 1993 represents Britain at the Venice Biennale, exhibits “Mother and Child, Divided”, a work featuring a cow and a calf cut vertically in half | 2000s be regarded as one of the UK’s most important artists, and the prices achieved for his works at auction and for new pieces place him amongst the most expensive living artists.