Hirst Art Outrage?

Controversial artist Damien Hirst has outraged Dudbridge residents with plans to build an art studio which uses animal carcasses for art just metres from their doorsteps. Hirst, whose sculptures include a dead shark in pickled formaldehyde, a severed cow's head being attacked by maggots and a rotting cow and a bull which was banned from exhibition in New York by public health officials, has already been granted permission to build a factory-style art studio at the site in Dudbridge Road, Stroud. Now he wants planning permission to extend the building, which includes an abbatoir rail, a fish preparation area and a 50-kilolitre formaldahyde tank. Nearby residents, who say they were unaware of the gruesome details until Stroud District Council informed them of the revised plans, are furious about the scheme. A spokesman for Hirst was unavailable for comment. (For full source and article click the Headline). Irish Art