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[challenge entry] The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living


Wikipedia entry on Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
aka the shark in formaldehyde

my recreate art version:
herring, plastic lunch box, insulation tape, water, fishing line

From the Recreate a Famous Work of Art challenge. See all 133 entries (closed)

(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:52, archived)
# Yay!
I wanted to do this, but I'm a lazy cunt.
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:54, archived)
# effort
it was more effort than I first thought...

I have planned an even more ambitous version but we will see.
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:55, archived)
# Do you know the name of the piece
which is Jesus made out of fags on a cross of St George? I liked that.

Edit: found out: Christ You Know It Ain't Easy
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:56, archived)
# I had another in mind
fun making this.

The original is:
Tiger shark, glass, steel, 5% formaldehyde solution

This one is:
herring, plastic lunch box, insulation tape, water
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:00, archived)
# extra uber kudos
if you bevelled the sides so the fish looks liek it's wiggling as you move round it..

:P

very woo :)
(I helped save b3ta! arrangedletters, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:02, archived)
# could do
I was thinking of doing an animated gif which rotated round the the 'work' when you hover over the image.
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:06, archived)
# :)
i must say nicely lit as well :)
(I helped save b3ta! arrangedletters, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:10, archived)
# thanks
just removing the background clutter of everything in the room using large pieces of card was first objective.

That and getting a little shadow like the picture of the original.
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:17, archived)
# Aceness :)
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:04, archived)
# Oh!!
I thought you'd "shopped it"

In that case have a woo yay!!
and a click!!
(I helped save b3ta! Mstandot I suppose I should post more often., Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:05, archived)
# no no no
I have been carrying large quantities of water in lunch boxes round the flat in a precarious manner for some hours.

Tricky to get the little fella to stay upright and at the right height - I used fishing line - which I believe the original does as well.
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:07, archived)
# I applaud your dedication to the cause.



(I helped save b3ta! Mstandot I suppose I should post more often., Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:09, archived)
# earlier effort
this is the first attempt - bit of a problem of scale. He's rather squished in.

(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:14, archived)
# hehe
"I think we're gonna need a bigger box"
(I helped save b3ta! Mstandot I suppose I should post more often., Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:22, archived)
# yep
after all that work on the white edging...

I tried something smaller in the box initially - a fish finger. But it er... didn't look very appealling (unlike now obvsiously)
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:24, archived)
# merci
thanks for the click.
(I helped save b3ta! hazymemory hasn't thought of a sig, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:10, archived)
# bloody good show old man!
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:08, archived)
# holy smokes?
(crand _.-~stupid ascii thing~-._, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 21:02, archived)
# oh damien hirst
they had a point though; art isn't really worth anything. that's why he sold this for eight figures.
(I helped save b3ta! AgentMuu hentai coordination, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:54, archived)
# bastard 'artists'
(I helped save b3ta! ivesb Highly specialised Clinical Physiologist crapbag, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 20:57, archived)