達米恩·赫斯特

倫敦，Jay Jopling
紐約，Phillips de Pury & Company，2005年11月11日，拍品編號304
柏林，Villa Grisebach，2008年5月30日，拍品編號75
德國私人收藏（購自上述拍賣）
現藏者於2012年購自上述來源

〈Damien Hirst - The Complete Spot Paintings〉Jason Beard 與Millicent Wilner著（倫敦/紐約，Other Criteria/高古軒畫廊，2011），102頁，彩圖

The work is in very good condition. There is a horizontal line of canvas imperfection, running from left edge towards the centre, which is inherent to the work and the artist's intention. There is no evidence of restoration under ultraviolet light inspection. Framed under Plexiglas.
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「簡樸的圓點冷酷素淨，展示一種科學邏輯。它們在白色的背景下，以完美格網整齊排列，點與點之間的寬度一致。然而，有序的形態並沒有任何意義。藝術家談及這些隨意而無盡的圓點列陣，他解釋道：『它們關乎對超越繪畫對象的渴求。我常說它們就像畫作中的雕塑…圓點畫作所呈現的格網狀結構，創造出一個系統的開端。每幅畫作中沒有兩種顏色是完全相同的。這樣便結束系統。而這是一個簡單的系統。不論我將自己定位為藝術家或是畫家，這些畫作最終都能帶來快樂的感覺』」。

引述自達米恩·赫斯特，達米恩•赫斯特及羅伯特‧維奧萊特編，〈我想要在每一個地方，跟每一個人共渡餘生，一對一，不論何時，永遠，此刻〉，倫敦，1997年，頁246