Jeff Koons became known in the mid-1980s as part of a generation of artists interested in show effects in a media-rich era. He declared his artistic intent to “communicate with the masses” and uses conceptual constructs to create sumptuous and elaborate graphic representations that, under their captivating appearance, draw the viewer into a metaphysical picture.
Koons was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955, attended the School of Art Institute in Chicago and the College of Art of Maryland Institute in Baltimore and received a BA in 1976. Jeff Koons emerged as an innovative sculptor in the 1980s who created exquisitely crafted pieces that quickly became icons of art history, of which is a prime example the 1986 Rabbit.
Koons captures imagery and objects from popular culture by asking questions about tastes and pleasures. The mirrored surfaces of the sculptures, crafted from the mirror-polished stainless steel of the inflatable Easter bunny, create an eerie effect and cause the viewer to reflect in fantastic reflections.
Known throughout the world for his brilliant sculptures, often dedicated to themes of pop culture and art, the work of Koons is sold regularly for millions of dollars and can be found in the best museums in the world. Among his recent work is the series Looking at the Ball (2012 – 2012), in which he directs reference to canon art. Over the next 12 years, Koons held solo exhibitions with outfits such as the Chicago Feature Gallery which has since closed, the Daniel Weinberg Gallery in
It was composed in 1994 of a series of large sculptures and paintings depicting dogs in a hot air balloon, Valentine’s Day hearts, diamonds and Easter eggs. Each of the 20 different sculptures in the series is available in five “unique versions” of color. different [64], including artists with cracks. Egg (Blue) won the Charles Wollaston Award for Outstanding Work 2008 at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
After spending the summer with his parents in Sarasota, Florida, where he spent some time as a political promoter, Koons returned to New York to find a new career as a commodity broker, first at the Clayton brokerage and then at Smith Barney. He lives and works both in New York and in his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
The new work of Jeff Koons, nicknamed “Fraini”, is named after one of the most beautiful women of ancient world and is created in the spirit of pastoral art by recreating all of his most recognizable works and significant series in a chronological narrative, which will allow visitors to understand Koons’ incredibly diverse products as a multifaceted whole. This exhibition will be the first major museum presentation by an artist in New York and the first to fill the entire Whitney Marcel Breuer Building with a single artist
Shine provides loans from some of the world’s leading collections and museums exploring the concept of grandeur in the works of Jeff Koons – an ambiguous idea between the duality of being and appearance or truth and sensation.
Jeff Koons found a key principle in the “idea of shine” for his pioneering sculptures and installations that challenge our relationship with reality as well as the very concept of a work of art. The works of American artists place the observer in front of a mirror in which he can immediately see himself in his own environment and therefore experience affirmation.
Over the years many critics agreed with Koons’ security review, described as “rubbish” (New York Review of Books), filled with “dead complacency” (“The Spectator”) and full of “bad, bad” fake and misogynistic images “that seem” gruesome. ” (this newspaper) The balloon, a 10 foot tall steel sculpture sold for $ 58 million two years ago is a vivid and playful portal to infinity or Koons is supposed to
