PhD Studio Programs

Artists create their own credentials. Art schools and universities offer an array of degrees and certificates, and various artist societies allow members to tag on some initials after their names, but artists are esteemed based on the quality of their work, its influence on other artists, and where it has been shown and collected.

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Why I Love Damien’s Skull

Perhaps I’ve confused some readers with this introduction. So, let me start out by stating: I love Damien Hirst’s skull, otherwise titled For the love of God (2007). Why, you might be asking? Because this work designed by Hirst and his team brilliantly fuses the media/communications potential of an artwork with its artistic expression.

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