16 May 2017

Hydra versus Kali

It might not be beloved within the art world -- as this hilarious review at Art News makes clear -- but this statue by Damien Hirst, "Hydra and Kali," is pretty epic:


This one, "Andromeda and the Sea Monster," is rather 'metal' as well:


Check out the creepy spiders on the back of Andromeda's stone:

5 comments:

  1. Probably crabs, going with ocean theme

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    1. Japanese spider crab... I never forgot the one I saw on museum.

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    2. Right, that makes sense.

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  2. Looking through the pics at the linked review, all I can say is that it looks like an awesome show and I'd love to see it. Snooty art critics - LOL.

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  3. Whoaaa! So Daimen Hirst gets to make over-sized Fantasy Miniatures now :D

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