SKULL | For the love of Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst: For the Love of God 


This work is so bold and has a Hogarth flavour about it as it seems to put up a huge mirror to those within the Art World in general. This work is multi-layered like Sol LeWitt and I smile as I hear the artist being interviewed. 


An interviewer asked Damien: 


How do you want to be remembered? 


Damien answered; "Great in bed!" 


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For the Love of Damien Hirst....


Why did the artist use diamonds? 
Why place a huge diamond from 
Angola 
in the Centre 
of the World's 
most expensive 
artwork? 
Where is this work being shown 
and by whom?
Who can afford such a 
blinding skull?
Who exactly is buying 
this glorious 
work of Art?


Now valued at 50 million pounds 
Sterling 
and 
raising. 
Maybe it is to talk about those 
that cut 
the diamonds 
in India, China, 
Europe 
and America...
anywhere 
and
everywhere 
but 
Africa? 


Africa is shaped as an uncut 
diamond but the stones are 
worthless, 
as 
it 
is 
the 
people 
that 
sparkle. 


Let the skull without eyes, see all. 
Let the skull without ears, hear clearly...
and the tongue removed saying nothing 
behind fresh white teeth. 


This is a puzzle 
for all those 
thinking, with clever 
references 
to the Aztecs and 
the British Museum 
but only to keep 
the bloodhounds, 
clearly off the scent.
Laugh out loud at thoughts of Ali G's ring 
but never mention 
the 
forbidden, 
Africa!


The Adman cometh..
the Art Director has 
excelled himself 
and raised the most 
important questions 
of our age. 
He has accidentally 
or 
on purpose 
used his skull 
to 
point his finger 
directly at 
the 
Money Lenders 
and 
the 
Diamantaires.