Damien Hirst is a renowned British artist, born in Bristol in 1965 and raised in Leeds. Damien Hirst emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists (YBAs) movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. Damien Hirst first gained international attention with his provocative and often controversial works exploring themes of life, death, and mortality—most famously, his 1991 piece The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, featuring a shark suspended in formaldehyde.

Among Damien Hirst's most iconic bodies of work are the Spot Paintings, a series he began in 1986. These paintings consist of rows of uniformly sized, brightly colored dots, precisely arranged on white backgrounds. Although seemingly mechanical and impersonal, Hirst has stated that the works explore the tension between order and randomness.

The Spot Paintings reflect Damien Hirst’s ongoing fascination with science and pharmaceuticals, often mimicking the look of medicinal packaging or lab aesthetics. In 2012, the Gagosian Gallery famously exhibited over 300 of these paintings across 11 locations worldwide in a show titled The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011.

Throughout his career, Damien Hirst has challenged traditional boundaries in art, embracing both commercial success and conceptual rigor. Damien Hirst's work continues to provoke debate and influence contemporary art globally, securing his place as one of the most important and controversial artists of his generation.