EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Damien Hirst canvas puts the art world in a spin trends now
There has long been an element of doubt as to the level of Damien Hirst's actual involvement in his art, but his latest project surely takes the biscuit — with the 57-year-old using technology to do the work for him.
In 1975, as a nine-year-old, he became fascinated by an episode of the children's TV show Blue Peter, featuring host John Noakes creating colourful artwork from a motorised cardboard spinning machine, known as spin painting, and Hirst has been producing them for the past three decades.
His latest venture uses 'generative and machine learning algorithms' effectively to allow fans to design their own.
Using one of 25 templates made by Hirst, those wanting to buy a painting are required to choose their 'own combination of colours, styles, shapes, sizes and mediums' to create a unique piece, which will then be hand-signed by him and printed on canvas to be posted to the buyer in physical form, or produced digitally.
And they don't come cheap: a painting 100cm in diameter will set the buyer back almost £5,000.
Using one of 25 templates made by Hirst (pictured), those wanting to buy a painting are required to choose their 'own combination of colours, styles, shapes, sizes and mediums' to create a unique piece
'I am beyond excited to release my new project, The Beautiful Paintings, which uses a generative algorithm and machine learning to create spin artworks,' he says.
'I have created 25 different spin styles and other options you can choose from to generate unique artworks; if you like what you make, you can buy the artwork as a physical or digital piece.
'I will sign all the canvases in paint on the front. Who knows where all this will lead, but I am so blown away by what I have created using this tech to push the boundaries and create these beautiful artworks. I have called the series The Beautiful Paintings, for obvious reasons.'
With an estimated fortune of £300 million, Hirst, the world's richest artist, became notorious for employing a factory of assistants to help create mass-produced works.
A wrap for Pattinson and Suki
They've been together since 2018, but it's still rare to see Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse putting on a public display of affection.
The usually private couple were spotted wrapped in each other's arms as they went for a stroll in Manhattan, New York. Dressed in caps and puffer jackets, they were unnoticed by passers-by.
Suki, 31, who stars in the new Amazon Prime TV series Daisy Jones & The Six, and the
