“Anthraquinone-1-Diazonium Chloride ” is part of Damien Hirst’s spot paintings, which began in 1986. Spot painting has become an iconic symbol of contemporary art. Hirst started them as an endless series, a scientific approach to painting, similar to the way drug companies scientifically approach to life. The name of the spot painting series which “Aminobenzoyl Hydrazide” is part off is called “Pharmaceutical Paintings” because art doesn’t purport to have all the answers,
Damien Hirst is one of the greatest provocateurs and a polarizing figure in recent art history. From the outset of his career, Hirst devised a fool-proof strategy for grabbing the attention of the public and critics.