Damien Hirst’s Legend at Chatsworth House; photo taken by Mark Brown

There are some people that like to be purists, and believe in just the simplicity of everything, to let an object’s true beauty reveal its self without any additives; others believe that the combination, the sum of two ideas can be greater than the parts. Damien Hirst has definitely found his liking with the latter, in a way, he is like your favorite mixologist, combining different flavors for that one delectable drink. Damien Hirst has once again seemed to have done the almost impossible by blending two usually battling force into majestic art pieces.  Known for his usual odd blend of science and art, this time Hirst has added religion to the mix in the form of mythical creatures. One of his new pieces, Legend, is a winged horse that has been partly surgically flayed, exposing muscle and bone. Hirst’s goal is to maintain the beauty of the mythical creature while showing it with the same anatomy as any normal horse. Hirst achieved the task of bringing down the heavenly to the earth while transcending the earthbound to the heavens.

What do you think will be interesting to see mixed that isn’t normally paired up?