Damien Hirst (b.1965) is an English artist who originally gained international popularity in the 1980s. He is known for his paintings, sculptures, and art installations, which are often very unusual to the viewer. One of his most well known art series features preserved and often dissected dead animals, including sheep, cows, and most famously, sharks.

Paintings by Damien Hirst in Chronological Order:

A Thousand Years, 1990	The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991	Away from the Flock, 1994
Beautiful revolving sphincter, 2003	Flumequine, 2007	The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, 2008
The Crow, 2009	Aubade, Crown of Glory	Beautiful Maat Intense Fetishistic
Cornucopia	Dark Days	For the Love of God
Guitar Photo	Guitar Photo	Home Sweet Home
Human skull in space	Hymn	LSD
Philips Butterflies	Piggy	Psalm Prints
Psalm Prints	Supreme Skate Decks	The Dream
The hours Album cover	The Sacred Heart	Valium
Virgin Mother	Virgin Mother