Damien Hirst – Superstition (Butterflies)

2007


This vibrant and intricately detailed work features Damien Hirst’s iconic butterfly motif, taken from his 2007 body of work titled Superstition. The print was published in conjunction with the exhibition “Damien Hirst: Superstition”, his first major solo show in Los Angeles in over a decade. 

Hand-signed in black marker in the lower left. 

The artwork is framed in a custom-made, acid-free, white passe-partout in a bespoke wooden frame, handmade in the Netherlands with high-quality Plexiglas® Optical HC, for visual clarity and protects the delicate print.
The frame’s depth and craftsmanship lend the work a timeless elegance. 
Size framed approx. 100 x 70 cm 

In this series, Hirst explores the butterfly as a symbol of life, death, and transcendence, expanding on his long-standing fascination with the insect as both a formal and philosophical element. Through kaleidoscopic compositions and mandala-like arrangements, he transforms real butterfly wings into contemplative visual meditations on the fragility of existence.

Hirst famously stated: “I like butterflies because they’re beautiful but they’re actually dead.” For the artist, butterflies embody the tension between beauty and mortality, serving as powerful metaphors for the fleeting nature of life.
This poster is professionally framed and presented with museum-quality materials, making it a collectible and striking tribute to one of the most iconic themes in Hirst’s oeuvre.