Decide for yourself if this is ripping off Hirst, or creating a legitimate new work that mocks Hirst and his crowd.
This part is interesting:
"But Hirst's complaint was seen as ironic by some in the art world, given the controversy surrounding the provenance of his skull. Three weeks after the artist unveiled the £50m sculpture, another artist, John LeKay, claimed he had been producing similar jewel-encrusted skulls since 1993."
Decide for yourself if this is ripping off Hirst, or creating a legitimate new work that mocks Hirst and his crowd.
This part is interesting:
"But Hirst's complaint was seen as ironic by some in the art world, given the controversy surrounding the provenance of his skull. Three weeks after the artist unveiled the £50m sculpture, another artist, John LeKay, claimed he had been producing similar jewel-encrusted skulls since 1993."
http://www.johnlekay.com/JohnLeKay.GALLERY.htm
By all accounts it appears that someone is taking the piss out of Hirst, and he's being a dick in response.
At least it's inspired more art:
http://www.redragtoabull.com/acatalog/copy_of_INTRODUCTION_-...