Damien Hirst is the latest artist i looked at when researching animals used within contemporary art, he uses yet another process fo preservation. he sets his dead animals in formaldyhede. MOst of us know all about his work, which focuses on ideas of life and death , he says there is nothing else to focus on, life is obviously about life itself and therefore death.
He creates work which features whole animals preserved as in glass boxes, he also creates new creatures in glass boxes. None of the animals were harmed in order to make the shock art.
these pieces are perhaps more art because of the sheer size and fear impact with a shark in the room, perhaps less because of the thought of inter species relations, or animal torture.
Although he has also been accused of animal cruelty with In and Out of Love where he reportedly killed 9000 butterflies by displaying them although with fresh fruit, they died inside, and they were replaced with more. Many also would have been trodden on by the viewers.
so aswell as saying he does not harm live animals,infact within this partcular piece he did.
