Cineole
Cineole
Signed Print
Damien Hirst
£8,500-£13,000
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115 x 113cm, Edition of 145, Aquatint
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Meaning & Analysis
Cineole is a signed etching by Damien Hirst from 2004. The print shows many spots, methodically arranged into a perfect circle and each depicted in a unique colour. Set against a plain, white backdrop, this print has a sterile and simplistic aesthetic that makes the spot paintings so distinct and instantly recognisable.
The composition is a tight knit mesh of spots set against a plain white backdrop, the bright and round coloured spots bright and buzzing. The colour and arrangement appear to be seemingly random and with infinite possibilities in their display. Fascinated by intuitive colour choice from his days at Goldsmiths, Hirst claims that the spot paintings have removed any problems he previously had with colour, allowing him to present a perfect arrangement of colour that is never repeated.
Cineole is reminiscent of Hirst’s vast series of spot paintings, of which there are over 1000 in existence, dating from 1986 to 2011. The spots represent abstraction reduced to its most basic mechanisms: colour, form and composition. The grid formula for these paintings is the basis for an unbounded series where Hirst can infinitely explore harmonious and contrasting colour combinations.