English neo-pop / conceptual artist, “leader” of the Young British Artists group. Black humor, confrontation with death and mortality. He is best known for his Natural History series, in which dead animals (such as a shark, a sheep or a cow) are preserved, sometimes cut-up, in formaldehyde. Damien_Hirst on wikipedia Entertaining and quite beautiful; to me: like pop art on steroids! In 2008 he shattered the world record for an auction sale dedicated to a single artist, with his two-day Sotheby’s “extravaganza” making more than 111 million pounds! telegraph.co.uk link.

Anatomy of an Angel

Golden Calf (a bull preserved in formaldehyde, sold 10.3 millions pounds)