Damien Hirst – Shark
I believe this
artist takes great pleasure in making the viewer think about death and how all
living beings are a part of its cycle, how nothing can remain on this earth
forever. It makes me think about life, living for the moment and being
adventurous as well as facing your fears. I personally have a fear of sharks
and death, to me sharks represent danger, chaos and death. Sharks have been
feared for years because of their ferocious predator lifestyle, shape and flesh
piercing teeth rows upon rows of them. Their demonic black eyes showing no
emotion with the murderous glare strikes fear into my heart even if it is just
an image.
I asked others on their opinion and
received varied responses. The most prominent was how they believed the art was
based around natures beauty. Myself I find this to be true however not just
nature itself but the beauty in evolution. This piece makes me think about how
such a terrifying animal came into existence and has managed to survive for so
long. I believe this is also a point Damien was trying to portray.
In conclusion it
makes me think long and hard about how our lives are so short, they seem to
fade away rapidly as we won't be around forever, how a shark has managed to
become one of the worlds most feared predators for centuries even by ourselves
who as a whole believe we are better than them. It also gives me the opinion
that sharks have evolved for the sole purpose of destruction and death,
whenever you mention a shark humans naturally panic. How can a creature that
lives to solely to feed its hunger be feared by more sentient beings so easily?
Hurst really got into peoples minds with this masterpiece.
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