artist unveils $98M diamond skull
Posted: June 4, 2007
this is nuts. the artist damien hirst from the uk has covered a human skull from the 1800’s completely in diamonds. the only real part showing is the teeth. it cost him $20 million to make and it is now on the market for $98 million.
the day after it went on the market he already had 3 strong prospects that were interested in buying. the only catch in the purchase is that the buyer must have it somewhere for the public to view.
this is a pretty controversial art piece considered it is a real human skull and it selling for enough money to feed a thrid world country. however, that is kind of why i like it. plus this artist is famous for controversial work. some of his other installations are insane.
check damien hirst out on wikipedia
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I saw this and was going to e-mail it to you but had forgot. Hirst is pushing it not only b/c of the idea but also b/c of the sheer value of the works medium.
His series of animals suspended in plastics is pretty insane.
From GM on June 4th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Dude. That’s pimp-a-licious.
What would have put the price over $100 Million in my eyes, would have been some gold teeth. Yeah…
From Sean on June 5th, 2007 at 10:21 pm