Damien Hirst

‘Enter the Infinite – Light’, a vibrant tapestry by Damien Hirst, divides his original ‘Spin Painting’ from 2008 into an entrancing eight-point star. From a central yellow and green star bursts patterns of yellow, green, red, blue and white, the product of precisely dividing, repeating and reflecting the original painting. These patterns lead the eye on an uneasy journey into the centre of the work and then out. These shifting inward and outward perspectives are difficult for the eye to follow, revealing its limitations and functions. 

This effect is also highlighted in the woven medium, produced using a limited range of colours which the eye is directed to optically blend. Hirst’s choice of tapestry to produce the work also places ‘Enter the Infinite – Light’ within the medium’s age-old associations to notions like belief and spectacle which correspond to his practice. 

‘Enter the Infinite – Light' places motion at its centre, translating the movement of the ‘Spin Painting’ into its form and composition, expanding and emphasising it. Through the visual tensions of movement and stasis, Hirst composes a captivating and ever-changing work. 

Enter the Infinite - Light

Enter the Infinite

‘Enter the Infinite – Light’, a vibrant tapestry by Damien Hirst, divides his original ‘Spin Painting’ from 2008 into an entrancing eight-point star. From a central yellow and green star bursts patterns of yellow, green, red, blue and white, the product of precisely dividing, repeating and reflecting the original painting. These patterns lead the eye on an uneasy journey into the centre of the work and then out. These shifting inward and outward perspectives are difficult for the eye to follow, revealing its limitations and functions. 