Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst strangling his artwork "St Elmo's Fire" - Photo by Quintin Lake

Born: 07 June 1965; Bristol, United Kingdom *
Nationality: British
Art Movement: Conceptual Art, Neo-Pop Art
Painting School: Young British Artists
Genre: installation
Field: painting, installation
Influenced by: Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Donald Judd, Pop Art
Influenced on: Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin, Banksy, Young British Artists
Friends and Co-workers: Takashi Murakami, Tracey Emin, Jeff Koons
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Hirst