Damien Hirst

The piece of artwork from Hirst that was really appealing to me is "for the love of god", which is a diamond covered platinum skull. this work is covered with 8,601 real diamonds and has been valued as the most expensive contemporary work of art. Hirst spent about $20 million USD to create the diamond covered work and put a price tag of $100 million USD on it. this was very intriguing when I had heard how much money he invested into it and how much the price tag on it was. It is amazing that such a large amount of money would be spent in order to make one piece of artwork. In August 2007, it was widely reported that Damien Hirst sold "For the Love of God" to an investment group for $100 million USD or about 50 million pounds. Hirst is said to own a percentage of the diamond skull, but it was not reported how much he still owns. The buyers will be expected to exhibit the work for the next two to three years at museums around the world. The BBC reported that the investors planned to resell the work at a later date.This would make "For the Love of God" the most expensive work of art ever to sell by a living artist.