Damien Hirst this week unveiled No Love Lost, Blue Paintings among the Old Masters at the Wallace Collection. Although an exhibition of 25 new paintings by Britain's most talked-about artist might seem a change of direction, Hirst takes a different view. The new works, created between 2006 and 2008, mark the artist's return both to hands-on production and a quieter life at home. Is it the recession? Or is he getting old?BEN FERGUSON: No Love Lost is a move away from your trademark plastic pieces. What has brought about this shift to painting?DAMIEN HIRST: I have always had a romance with Read more ...