In anticipation of his personal auction at Sotheby's 15-16 September, the British artist Damien Hurst responded to questions of Russian correspondents

British Damien Hurst, whose works are at the very tops of the price ranking of contemporary artists, told RIA Novosti in an interview that he hoped to see their masterpieces for people at home, not in museums, in spite of the fact that some of the fruits of his imagination can turn.

artist gave an interview in advance of the auction in London auction house Sotheby's, which exhibited his new collection Beautiful inside my head forever. Selling a collection of 223 lots, the estimated value of more than 65 million pounds, is scheduled for 15 and 16 September. The central exhibit collection - «Golden Taurus» - a bull with golden disc on its head, placed in formaldehyde solution. Organizers of the auction set the work estimeyt 8-12 million pounds. Twice cheaper in the 4-6 million pounds, a potential buyer would cost zaspirtovannaya under mysterious tiger shark named «Kingdom». Attention lovers of contemporary art will also work «incredible journey» - Zebra in formalin, «Dream» - zaspirtovannaya horse with steel horn, «Pigs can fly» - zaspirtovanny sucking pig with pigeon wings. «Stained-glass windows» of butterflies, the star of the dead flies, showcase, which exhibited a lot of cigarette butts and the impressive gold laid on the shelf with them diamonds in various sizes - in their new jobs Damien Hurst largely repeats the techniques that have made him famous.

Slavu Hurst had work «The physical impossibility of death in the minds of living», which is a dead shark chetyrehmetrovuyu in a container with formalin. This shock to the world of art had made his work «A thousand years», is a rotting cow's head, obleplennuyu flies, and composition, which decomposing cow and bull depicted sexual intercourse.

Responding to a question, not whether it seems to him that in his new collection, he plays himself, Damien Hurst responded affirmatively, explaining that his art remains the same handwriting. «Yes, in some sort, I repeat myself. And I'm not sure that there is a need to change anything of what you're doing. I think this collection - miniretrospektiva what I do. I am 43 years old, and maybe I have not changed, maybe I have already determined that I have », - said the artist.

raw artist - custom purchase

Hurst acknowledged that his product does not cause elation among all lovers of art, and agreed that to put in their own homes zaspirtovannogo the bull, you'll need to possess, in addition to several million pounds, a very unusual mentality. «Yes, my buyers have money. But I try to do very different things. For those with little money, I try to create small works - that they could buy them. I do graphics and stuff like that. But in general, it is quite difficult - to understand who they are, my potential customers », - said Hurst.

Fashion on dead animals

Most paid from living artists Hurst began in June 2007, when his work «Sleeping Spring» - showcase of 6 136 pills - was sold to the Emir of Qatar for 19.2 million dollars. His own record Hurst broke in the same year by selling some investment group work «For the love of God» - platinum skull, inlaid with diamonds, for $ 100 million.

In an interview with the artist said that his immense popularity in large part due to fashion trends. «I have a friend with him, I recently encountered on the street, it sells antique furniture. He told me: You pig, you destroyed my business. I asked: What do you mean? He said: no one buys old furniture, but instead are now put the house of dead animals. This is fashion, people like the antiques, the old furniture, the dead animals », - explained Hurst. «I hope that my work will be people at home. I am always more than happy to see them in private homes than in museums ».

Hurst - restaurateur

Speaking about his future plans, Hurst told that after the auction will take some time to timeout. «Now I'm going to relax. I have no plans. Typically, fresh ideas, I appear to rest. But, I think, to rest, I will not for a long time », - he said.

Hurst also expressed the hope that he will be able to implement and other commercial projects. London restaurant «Pharmacy», walls Hurst turned in the shop window with vylozhennymi to pills of all sizes and colors, was closed in 2003. «I have a restaurant in the county of Devon, where I live. But I would like to address some more restaurants. I would like to create a gallery, which could put his collection of art. Even I have a project the museum », - has shared plans for the artist, recalling that in his collection is the work of Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol, Richard Prince and others major artists of the XX century.

September 6, Hurst also gave an interview to French newspaper Le Figaro. The text of the interview can be viewed here .

Sources: rian.ru , artinvestment.ru