Damien Hirst - Breath

[graceknowsstuff]

where da vagitus?!

[sonique192000]

Wow - this doesn't have much in common with Beckett's stage directions... that is a really BAD interpretation of the play, in my opinion...

[ToRn1ne]

I like how they hired a voice actor for this.

[nin456]

haha ciggarette butts in the form on swastikas!

[mcrfreak411]

"Beckett's detailed instructions in the script to be about 25 seconds. It consists of the sound of “an instant of recorded vagitus” (a birth-cry), followed by an amplified recording of somebody slowly inhaling and exhaling accompanied by an increase and decrease in the intensity of the light. There is then a second identical cry, and the piece ends"

Explain how this definition by Beckett matches Damien hirst's version. When remaking something as special as this, one should stick to the original

[artnabob]

Was that a swastika?

[jampots2000]

<3 Hirst :D

[IndieWalrus]

i'm not conservative about art, i dont give a shit about old institutions and practices! i like what hirst did back in the 90s but he's become an institution himself!

[IndieWalrus]

Hirst could do a shit on the floor @ tate modern & the art world would probably declare him a genius.

[TreeFiddy13]

This is an inside joke to show how stupid people are thinking it's art...

[brigidesign]

what's a fuschia?

[baroninthetrees7]

I like Beckett's idea but I'm not sure wether Hirst, who is, in my eyes, too much "into commerce", had caught the idea well.

Sorry for my bad English.

[reptilehuNTah]

what a load of bollocks con dam people think this is great you all must be complete fuchsias to be hoodwinked by this shit.oh its only 10 million if your interested.

[ScottMasson]

i think all the people who are talking about "talent" are really, in fact, talking about "craft". you like your art nice, predictable, and wall-friendly.

read more art history before you decide you're an art critic.

[MIDJOBZ]

A WASTE OF BREATH.

[BabyWetsAllNight]

this is definately art. Quite fascinating too

[peacepleasetoday]

I feel so sorry for this artist, I cant believe he makes so much money on this shit. Art is always the perception of the viewer, but this guy is a fucking twit and anybody that buys this "art" is a fucking twit too.

[marro86]

It's a bit dificult to define art, don't ya think ?..........art is idea+concept+feelings, in a general way, if it makes you mad, or scared,like the guy down me, then the work is done...........Hirst is just about feelings and perception, and that's what matters......in my opinion, you can't say what's art, what's not, and how should it be done

[TheBlackPage1]

Well then technically a monkey can make art, they have feelings and points of view as well. I guess I'm just one of those people who believes art should be made by people with talent.

[wuz352]

Well, he executed it just like Samuel Beckett wished it to be--only not on stage.

[PaulWatsonisgreat]

I agree peacepleasetoday, This man has some gall calling himself an artist. He's a wanttabe artist but I think its all just a con.

[ElasticPlayer]

Don't know why it scares me so much.

[mjneale]

f**king brilliant...Beckett forever

[zeragaimperium]

the credits were longer than the clip!

[a46152417]

yeah !! i think so ~!! haha~~!