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http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/06/01/s ... index.html

Damien Hirst, former BritArt bad boy whose works infuriate and inspire in equal measure, did it again on Friday with a diamond-encrusted platinum cast of a human skull priced at a cool $98 million.

The skull, cast from a 35-year-old 18th-century European male, is coated with 8,601 diamonds, including a large pink diamond worth more than $8 million in the center of its forehead.

A little out of my price range.

it's alright if...

that's fucking awesome

yeah, just saw that on BBC world news feed an hour or so ago.
i suppose its cool and all... if you like blood diamonds.
personally i think it would look cooler if it was just dipped in platinum. tell people it's the skull of the silver surfer or some shit.

Eh. It'd be cooler if it was a real skull. :goth:

werldhed wrote:Eh. It'd be cooler if it was a real skull. :goth:

it is... those are his real 18th century teeth.

I realize that, but the whole skull should be real. And those are some nice looking 18th century teeth.

yeah, i would have prefered if the bone was encased inside; and i'm sure they did some dentistry on the teeth; they're a bit too pretty for a brit from any period.

baaam!

I love Hirst's work. One of my all time favorite Artists.... him and maybe Orlan are the two contemporary artists I find truely inspriing. :icon14:

so you actually see some sort of meaning in a skull made of diamonds?
the only meaning i can see rhymes with ground pearling.

I like the absurd.

I guess it makes a good conversation piece on top of the fireplace.

HIrst is an untalented, money driven fuck.

The only artists in public eye that I give the time of day are the Chapmans and sometimes Gormley. I also tolerate Emin because I feel sorry for, but that doesn't stop her work being crap.

That said, it's quita a cool looking skull. Nothing more than that though.

i'll wear that bitch around my neck cuz im just that gangsta.

CaseDogg wrote:i'll wear that bitch around my neck cuz im just that gangsta.

LMFAO

Have you ever wondered why our species likes things that are shiny? I mean, whats the big deal about a rock that makes a twinkle? I never really could understand it...

CaseDogg wrote:i'll wear that bitch around my neck cuz im just that gangsta.

Ding ding.

Give me a skull, a bedazzler, and about 5 minutes and I'll make you one just like it on the cheap.

While I'm sure the craftsmanship that went into making this.....thing...is impressive I have to say I've always been mystified with people's facinations with jewelry and shiny things.

Mr.T....if you're reading this...you're a goddamed fag.

I'd hit it.

Nightshade wrote:

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:that's fucking stupid

fuck off piddla

no u

etc, etc

No really, that thing's retarded. What a fucking waste, $98 million. In a pig's ass.