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Damien Hirst, Love Poems (A Dream), 2014

Damien Hirst

Love Poems (A Dream), 2014
Photogravure etchings
30 3/4 x 29 7/8 in
78 x 76 cm
Edition of 55
Series: Love Poems
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Love Poems (A Dream) is a captivating piece from Damien Hirst's Love Poems series. In this artwork, Hirst combines the delicate beauty of butterflies with a baby blue background, symbolizing...
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Love Poems (A Dream) is a captivating piece from Damien Hirst's Love Poems series. In this artwork, Hirst combines the delicate beauty of butterflies with a baby blue background, symbolizing a playful color of hope and longing for love. Vibrant butterflies are meticulously arranged, floating weightlessly against the serene backdrop. The dreamlike quality of the piece is enhanced by the butterflies seemingly suspended in a state of perpetual beauty and fragility.


What sets Love Poems (A Dream) apart is its evocative use of color and symbolism. The baby blue background serves as a whimsical canvas, inviting viewers into a world of hope and longing. Each butterfly, with its vibrant hues, represents a fleeting moment of love, captured in time. The composition exudes a sense of lightness and optimism, as if the butterflies are dancing in the air, echoing the playful nature of love itself.


Through this artwork, Hirst invites viewers into a contemplation of the complexities of love and desire. Love Poems (A Dream) captures a moment suspended in time, where beauty and fragility intersect against the backdrop of a hopeful hue. It prompts reflection on the paradox of love—the desire to hold onto something ephemeral, the inevitability of loss, and the inherent beauty found within these complexities.

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