Fact sheet DHI - Mickey Spot large
Fact sheet DHI - Mickey Spot large
Fact sheet DHI - Mickey Spot large
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Damien Hirst<br />
<strong>Mickey</strong> (<strong>large</strong>) (2014)<br />
Silkscreen on Wove Paper<br />
122 x 152 cm<br />
Signed Edition of 50 Copies<br />
<strong>Mickey</strong> Mouse artworks by Damien Hirst first began in 2012 when Hirst was invited by Disney to<br />
create an artwork inspired by <strong>Mickey</strong> Mouse.<br />
The painting was auctioned at Christie’s, London, on 13 February 2014 in aid of Kids Company, a<br />
charity Hirst has long supported, raising almost 1 million Pounds.<br />
“The thing about <strong>Mickey</strong> is that even though he’s gone through so many shifts in form and association,<br />
he’s timeless. In a way he means the same in the 21st century as he did decades ago. I watched the<br />
cartoons as a kid, and my kids watch them too. He’s relevant because he’s remained so culturally<br />
ingrained and he still just looks so great. The way children are entertained today has obviously<br />
changed dramatically, but kids are still kids, and love the same things.<br />
It’s using simple means to capture the very essence of his form solely through the power of colour.<br />
I love that the imagery is so powerful that it only takes twelve different coloured dots to create<br />
something so instantly recognizable.” — Damien Hirst, quoted in interview December 2013
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