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Damien Hirst & Invader — Toxic Kas

Toxic Kas

2025

Toxic Kas stands as a provocative statement within the Triple Trouble collection, merging Damien Hirst's conceptual boundary-pushing with Invader's pixelated urban aesthetic. The use of actual ashtray contents on canvas is a deliberate act of elevation — transforming discarded, consumable waste into high art, echoing Hirst's long-standing fascination with mortality, decay, and the value systems of the art market. The acrylic and paint layers work alongside the raw detritus to create textural tension, where the organic chaos of ash and cigarette remnants is structured within a compositional framework. The title 'Toxic Kas' carries a dual resonance, suggesting both chemical danger and a streetwise persona, aligning with Invader's culture of anonymous urban infiltration. Together, the work interrogates what society discards and what it chooses to preserve, rendered in a medium that is as ephemeral as it is permanent once framed on canvas.

Medium
Contents of ashtray on canvas, acrylic and paint
Dimensions

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Damien Hirst & Invader, Toxic Kas, 2025

Toxic Kas stands as a provocative statement within the Triple Trouble collection, merging Damien Hirst's conceptual boundary-pushing with Invader's pixelated urban aesthetic. The use of actual ashtray contents on canvas is a deliberate act of elevation — transforming discarded, consumable waste into high art, echoing Hirst's long-standing fascination with mortality, decay, and the value systems of the art market. The acrylic and paint layers work alongside the raw detritus to create textural tension, where the organic chaos of ash and cigarette remnants is structured within a compositional framework. The title 'Toxic Kas' carries a dual resonance, suggesting both chemical danger and a streetwise persona, aligning with Invader's culture of anonymous urban infiltration. Together, the work interrogates what society discards and what it chooses to preserve, rendered in a medium that is as ephemeral as it is permanent once framed on canvas.

Medium
Contents of ashtray on canvas, acrylic and paint
Dimensions
41.8 x 31.8 cm
Year
2025
Seen at
HENI, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Dark, Assemblage, Transgressive, Conceptual, Mixed Media, Collaborative, Provocative, British, Found Objects, Contemporary

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Alex Capecelatro, Sarah Greenspan, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Brittany Laques