Jeff Koons Susan Man Veian Wong Frances Ho P Lam Mary Kong Zita Szeto

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Early Life

"Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.” Jeff Koons

Biography 56-year-old American artist worked as a Wall Street commodities broker recognition in the 1980s

People affected him Salavador Dali

His study Painting : School of the Art Institute of Chicago Maryland Institute College of Art

Form of art Conceptual sculpture -The Equilibrium Series (1985) Series -Made in Heaven series (1990–91)

The Equilibrium Series (1985)

idealized objects - nostalgia or ambition representing transience, human frailty and vulnerability to change in fortune.

Made in Heaven series (1990– 91)

Artist - Jeff Koon and Cicciolina his soon-to-be (and later ex-) wife Draw upon the breakthroughs

Artwork in early life Transform ready – made objects Nelson Automatic Cooker / Deep Fryer Hoover Celebrity III / vacuum cleaner

Break -Made in Heaven 1989 Made in Heaven 1989

Break -Made in Heaven 1989 This artwork depicted him and his wife in sexual positions Highly controversy Nearly vanished from the art world

Back to art world -Puppy 1992 Puppy 1992

Back to art world-Puppy 1992 Back to the art world by making a new artwork- Puppy in 1992 A huge dog-like plant The color of the flower will change in the 4 seasons Beginning of his art direction :huge reproduction However, Jeff Koons believe that this kind of installation cannot satisfy the noble/collector (too big and difficult to collect) => aim to develop and study on the ‘size ’of an installation

Establishment of his huge reproduction artwork Balloon Dog 1995 Blue Diamond

“Hanging Heart” -made of chromium stainless steel -3,500 pound -Nearly nine feet tall -coated with more than 10 layers of paint -16 inches from the ground -nearly a building tall

sold at Sotheby's New York for $23.6 million the most expensive piece by a living artist ever auctioned

His artwork led him famous : Trendy / fancy Texture :shinny /mirror High production cost Huge =>attract the wealthy people / woman High controversy =>importance in art world =>kitsch

Why Jeff Koons becomes famous Koons hired an “image consultant” bought full page ads for himself in art magazines

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Some of his art works are related to his ex- wife Ilona Staller who is also known as "La Cicciolina" and was formerly a porn star and member of the Italian parliament

Ilona Staller -who is also known as "La Cicciolina” -was formerly a porn star -and member of the Italian parliament

Made in Heaven

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Made in heaven first shown at the Venice Biennale in 1990, depicting the pair as a contemporary Adam and Eve series of paintings, photographs, and sculptures portrayed the couple in explicit sexual positions RlF4E&feature=relatedhttp:// RlF4E&feature=related

They married in 1991 and divorced in 1994

Influence Extreme reactions and critiques to his work Balloon Dog( ) - Produced in stainless steel with mirror finish surfaces.

…"an awesome presence... a massive durable monument.”- Jerry Saltz at artnet.com …"artificial," and "cheap”- Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times

Debates in the contemporary art scene with show business Being famous and being significant?

Influences young artists such as Damien Hirst and Mona Hatoum Damien Hirst - Hirst's Hymn(1996), an eighteen-foot version of a fourteen-inch anatomical toy

Mona Hatoum- Hanging Garden(2008)

Koons is currently working in American Academy of Arts and Sciences