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Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS

YBAs = provocative. The collective of artists who came up in London in the late 1980s and early ’90s — commonly referred to as the Young British Artists (YBAs) — have made their indelible mark on the art world and continue to produce work that both challenges the viewer and seduces collectors the world over.

Damien Hirst played the role of pioneer in 1988 by organizing “Freeze,” the first of several artist-curated group shows held in abandoned warehouses across London. Most of the artists participating in these early exhibitions — among them Sarah Lucas, Gary Hume, Liam Gillick, Mat Collishaw, Sam Taylor-Wood (now generating more buzz for her directorial work on the film 50 Shades of Grey), and Hirst himself — were graduates of Goldsmiths, University of London. The group’s sophisticated maturity and confidence in presenting Conceptual art with shock appeal, such as Collishaw’s Bullet Hole, a photograph that offers a disturbingly gruesome close-up of a man’s fatal wound, left a lasting impression with Charles Saatchi and other art world stalwarts.

From the beginning, Hirst was fascinated by such epic themes as death and immortality and sought to express them through unconventional, powerful gestures; his early works include A Thousand Years, 1990, in which flies feed on a bloody cow head, breed and die by electrocution within a large glass vitrine, and The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991, his Jaws-inspired suspension of a great white shark in formaldehyde. Following in the footsteps of artists ranging from Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons, Hirst was inspired by mundane objects from daily life, incorporating them into his works, most famously his "Medicine Cabinets" filled with brightly packaged pills.

Notoriously dubbed an “enfant terrible” of the art world, Tracey Emin once printed a photo of Damien Hirst, stuck it on the bottom of an ashtray, and sold it as a piece of art. Represented by 1stDibs’ Lehmann Maupin Gallery since the late 1990s, Emin was a Turner Prize finalist in 1998 for My Bed, an installation showcasing her disheveled bed covered in underwear, used condoms and other debris. Overt sexuality and the emotional dynamics of love and sex have persisted as themes throughout her career, seen across the neon artworks for which she is most famous.

YBAs have never shied from using non-traditional materials or tackling controversial subject matter. Chris Ofili, a racially charged painter who re-appropriates biblical and mythological iconography, found the spotlight in 1999 when then-New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani publicly criticized the artist’s monumental depiction of an eroticized black Madonna, entitled The Holy Virgin Mary, baring a breast composed of elephant dung and surrounded by images of female genitalia. Marc Quinn reimagined the self-portrait in 1991 by casting a frozen sculpture of his head with his own blood and maintaining it in a refrigerated vitrine as if on life-support. More recently, Quinn has elicited strong reactions from a series of studies and sculptures of supermodel Kate Moss in a contorted, god-like pose.

Below, we invite you to browse our collection of original works by Hirst, Emin, Quinn, Collishaw and other YBAs — a group that knew not only how to provoke and self-promote but to create works that continue to resonate today.

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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (41/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (41/50) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Hand watercolour on digital print Edition number: 41/50 Size: 18.3 x 24.2 cm Condition: In mint condition...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Digital

Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE SENSELESS. Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE RELENTLESS Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Hand colored lithograph on paper Edition: 6 AP, this work is numbered AP/2 Size: 80 x 110 cm Condition: I...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Rothko Comfort Blanket (limited edition textile with hand signed tag with label)
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Rothko Comfort Blanket, 2010 Blanket, Embroidery, Thread, Linen 7 × 7 inches Edition 14/100 Hand signed and numbered with ink title and inscription on tag "Rothko Comfort Blanket for Private Views and Other State Occasions." Held in original Emin International packaging (unframed) Provenance: Emin International Accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee issued by Alpha 137 Gallery An article in Artnews recounts the story: When Tracey Emin was going to the Royal College of Art in London in the late 1980s, she broke down while viewing a radiant pink-and-yellow Mark Rothko painting...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Textile, Cotton, Thread, Ink, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Ballpoint Pen

JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (48/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (48/50) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Hand watercolour on digital print Edition number: 48/50 Size: 18.3 x 24.2 cm Condition: In mint condition...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Digital

Vibrant Butterfly Print with Glitter by Damien Hirst, Taytu Betul
Located in White Plains, NY
'Taytu Betyl,' 2022 by Damien Hirst, Laminated Giclee print on aluminium composite, screen printed with glitter 39 x 39 in. As one of the most successful artists in the world, Dami...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Glitter, Screen

Love Will Tear Us Apart
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Damien Hirst Love Will Tear Us Apart Plexiglas and sintra cabinet with various sized surgical syringes and needles 14 x 20 x 8 3/4 in. Edition of 30 Signed, da...
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1990s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Damien Hirst “Some Girl” Death - 6 Mixed Media
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Hirst, Damien Title: “Some Girl” Death - 6 Date: 2010 Medium: Mixed Media Unframed Dimensions: 28.25" x 20.75" Framed Dimensions: 35" x 26.5" ...
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (41/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Digital

Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE SENSELESS. Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE RELENTLESS Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Hand colored lithograph on paper Edition: 6 AP, this work is numbered AP/2 Size: 80 x 110 cm Condition: I...
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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (48/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (48/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (41/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Paper, Watercolor, Digital

Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE SENSELESS. Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jake Chapman - IN THE REALM OF THE RELENTLESS Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Hand colored lithograph on paper Edition: 6 AP, this work is numbered AP/2 Size: 80 x 110 cm Condition: I...
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JAKE CHAPMAN - TO LIVE AND THINK PIGS (48/50). Watercolor Goya Disasters of War
Located in Madrid, Madrid
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2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Mixed Media

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Young British Artists (yba) mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Young British Artists (YBA) mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Damien Hirst, and Tracey Emin. Frequently made by artists working with Digital Print, and Screen Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Young British Artists (YBA) mixed media, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $880 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $7,920.