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'Painting like a child' isn't a negative for me... it's something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some of Picasso's drawings is precisely what makes them so masterful and extraordinary; the ability to express complete visions, feelings and portraits through a continuous line.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Ability Achieve Artists Child Childlike Complete Continuous Drawings Express Extraordinary Feelings Great Like Line Makes Me Negative Only Painting Picasso Portraits Precisely Quality Really Some Something Them Through Visions

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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Achieve Actually Fluid Goal Life Never Solid Totally Way Whereas Works You

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People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Art Contemporary Contemporary Art Difference Life Like People Really See Starts

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But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Anything Bit Change Disturbing Find Fixed Future Get History Honest Immortal Inventing Invincible Least Limitless More Older Possibilities Suddenly Then Think To Be Honest You Young I Think

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Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Art Conceptual Conceptual Art Different Experience Good Good Art Great Great Art Look Mind Stays Think Traditional You Your

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In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Always Artistic Artwork Ashtray Death Decisions Got Life Life And Death Looking Perfect You

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Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: About Always Art Better Feeling Good Good Art Good Ideas Happy Hard Hard Work Ideas Inspiration Make Making Off Pull Struggle Sweat Work You

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I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Age Apostles Art Brought Brutality Catholic Felt Images Introduction Power Pretty Saints Seeing Strong Those Tortured Up Very Young Young Age

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Kids are naturally gifted at art from a very young age. The problem is when they get older and become self-conscious. The process should always be fun, though.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Age Always Art Become Fun Get Gifted Kids Naturally Older Problem Process Self-Conscious Should Though Very Young Young Age

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No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt.

~Damien Hirst

Topics: Anyone Believe Freedom Genius Like Rembrandt Think I Think I Believe I Believe In

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: June 7th, 1965

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