damien steven hirst (born 7 june 1965) is an english artist. he is one of the young british artists (ybas). the ybas became famous during the 1990s. he is reportedly the united kingdom's richest living artist. in 2010 the "sunday times" estimated his wealth at £215 million. during the 1990s he worked together with famous art collector charles saatchi. hirst and saatchi had disagreements, and they ended their friendship in 2003.