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Phlegyas

Creator: Damien Hirst
Offered by: Trimper Gallery

Description
Phlegyas is part of Hirst’s Entomology Works series, a series of prints which are made using the advanced lenticular printing technique. The lenticular technique creates the illusion of depth, making the insects stand out from the print, appearing to be multi-dimensional. The prints in the series are each named after phases and characters in Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, a long Italian narrative poem from the 12th century.

Hirst has often explored using insects in his artworks, and they have become a trademark feature of the artist’s visual language. Other works which feature insects are the Kaleidoscope Paintings, in which hundreds of butterflies are arranged into spectacular kaleidoscope patterns. Hirst was drawn to insects because to capture the fragility of life and can be used to explore themes of life and death which interest the artist greatly. Hirst argues that insects are beautiful, even when they are dead, which makes these prints both “beautiful and horrific at the same time.”

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	England
Period:	New
Materials:	Lenticular
Condition:	New.
Creation Date:	2016
Styles / Movements:	Other , Color
Incollect Reference #:	690368

Dimensions

Diam.	31.5 in;
Diam.	80.01 cm;

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Trimper Gallery is conveniently located only 30 minutes from New York City in the beautiful town of Greenwich, Connecticut and is a destination for both local and international art lovers alike. We represent a carefully curated portfolio of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints by some of the leading established, mid-career, and emerging contemporary artists from around the world.