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31. Living Paintbrush
Living Paintbrush" by Yves Klein

This painting by the French artist Yves Klein (1928-1962) is one of the series he did using "living paintbrushes". He covered nude women models with his signature blue paint (International Klein Blue, IKB) and then in a piece of performance art in front of an audience "painted" with them on large sheets of paper by directing them verbally.
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32. Requiem White Roses and Butterflies
Damien Hirst Oil Painting: "Requiem, White Roses and Butterflies

British artist Damien Hirst is most famous for his animals preserved in formaldehyde, but in his early 40s returned to oil painting. In October 2009 he exhibited paintings created between 2006 to 2008 for the first time in London.
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33. Nelson s Ship in a Bottle
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle" by Yinka Shonibar

Nelson's Ship in a Bottle" by Yinka Shonibar is a ship of 2.35 metres tall inside an even taller bottle. It's a 1:29 scale replica of Vice Admiral Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. "Nelson's Ship in a Bottle" appeared on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London on 24 May 2010. The Fourth Plinth stood empty from 1841 until 1999, when the first of an ongoing series of contemporary artworks, commissioned.
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