Damien Hirst is an artist that is well-known all over the world for his work. He is supposedly the richest artist ever. Death is an important theme in his work, and his art ususally ties back to this. The above is entitled "For the Love of God", and has over 8,00 diamonds throughout the skull. It is said to be worth $100 million. That is a LOT of money; is it possible that a skull could be worth so much?? It is true that it is marvelous to look at; your eyes are automatically drawn to it. But how can a piece of art be worth so much? It is interesting to see something like this sell for so much money when there are so many lesser known and up and coming artists who receive no attention or appreciation whatso ever.
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