"In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.
~ Damien Hirst ~












It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.
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