Contemporary Art Hirst, Damien Butterfly Spin Painting. 2009. Acrylic on stiff, butterfly-shaped cut-out vellum. 69 x 54 cm. Signed in ink on the reverse, with a stamped dedication and the artist’s blind stamp. Overall in very good condition. A unique piece from a series, created in the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to mark the opening of the ‘Requiem’ exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv in 2009. – This Spin Painting stems from the context of Hirst’s best-known series of works, the Spin Paintings: Liquid paint is applied to a rotating surface, creating the characteristic jets of colour that merge with the butterfly motif – iconic in the artist’s oeuvre – to evoke an image of transformation, fragility and vital energy. Acrylic on sturdy, butterfly-shaped cut-out vellum. Signed on the reverse, with a stamped dedication and the artist’s blind stamp. In very good condition overall. - A unique piece from a series created at the Damien Hirst Spin Workshop to mark the opening of the ‘Requiem’ exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre in Kyiv in 2009. - This Spin Painting stems from the context of Hirst’s best-known series of works, the Spin Paintings: liquid paint is applied to a rotating surface, creating the characteristic jets of colour that merge with the butterfly motif—iconic in the artist’s oeuvre—thus evoking an image of transformation, fragility and vital energy.