Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings

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<p><strong>Hirst¿s <I>Psalm paintings</I> allude to Gothic stained glass windows and the circular patterns of Buddhist mandalas</strong></p>This beautifully illustrated book constitutes a comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst''s <I>Psalm</I> paintings. The 150 works in the series are made up of iridescent butterfly wings and paint on canvas, which combine to form kaleidoscopic patterns reminiscent of Gothic stained glass windows. Dating from 2008, the paintings address some of Hirst''s most enduring and important themes: beauty, art, belief, life and death. Each of the fully illustrated paintings is accompanied by the Old Testament prayer from which its title is derived, the text rendered on images of individually selected marble samples. Also included is a complete list of works, and essays by art writers Michael Bracewell and Amie Corry. In his essay, Bracewell writes: "The <I>Psalm</I> paintings can''t help but bring together, in literal form, such fundamental concepts as beauty, and