Hirst demands share of artist's £65 copies

[StephenW]

Interesting, as I have absolutely no issue with collaging and appropriation. Ironic part is that Hirst's skull idea was appropriated from someone else, as mentioned at the end of the story. The only infringement IMO is the use of Hirst's title as the title for the collages.


Caption: Schoolboy Cartain's skull collages, made him £200, and he has now handed over the works to Damien Hirst.

One is an entrepreneurial 16-year-old who takes time off from his schoolwork to create urban stencil designs of cultural icons such as Mickey Mouse and Clint Eastwood, which he sells for £65 on the internet. The other is the Turner prize-winning father of Britart whose diamond-encrusted skull and pickled sharks have brought him a £200m fortune.

Ordinarily, the two figures at opposite ends of the art spectrum should never have cause to meet. But Cartain, the moniker for the teenage artist, has earned the ire of Damien Hirst for incorporating photographic images of his platinum cast of a human skull, For the Love of God, into his graffiti prints. The two artists have become locked in an unlikely art clash that has led Hirst to demand recompense from the teenager for selling £200 worth of images of his skull without permission, says Private Eye magazine.

Rest of the story: www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/hirst-demands-share-of-artists-16365-copies-1054424.html

[oldfartatplay]

I would say that Hirst is a jerk for going after a kid but I doubt I was him. He has probably got a vicious army of copyright lawyers that contacted the Design and Artists Copyright Society.

[chetzar]

what a prick.

[svenman]

way to bludgeon the little man, hirst

[highbrow]

Sadly I am at ends with this one, while I think to be a bully to a kid who is trying to create something as an artist is wrong, i would think he would get more press if he woiuld embrace the young man as an artist. However on a side note I know Hirst has a few dollars but would we all not feel a little cheated if someone took our hard work for profit. The peoples court in me says,,,, let the young man create art and stay out of his pocket.

[Mount Franklin]

they're different leagues.
mr. hirst should thank his lucky diamond encrusted stars that he was given a break and do the saatchi on him.