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I think organic shape of this form is very beautiful. I included the ear so you could see it as a part of a human and not an object. I didn't want it to exist as something that could possibly be independent from a body.

KOONS

Jeff Koon's is one of my favorite artists. He is known for his large balloon sculptures. I remember the first time I saw a Jeff Koon's piece was in late junior high. It was a metalic balloon piece which appeared to be floating in a body of water. I learned that the balloon pieces were made from steel despite the weightless appearance it had. Some people dismiss Koon's work because there are no hidden meanings and it is simply "kitsch." I really don't care about the content or lack of content in his work. The work has left an impression on me and has been very influential. My favorite of his work is a series he titled "Easyfun - Ethereal. " They are stunning and beautifully painted. These paintings read like a collage. Layered images of food, landscape, and figurative surfaces.


I think the surfaces in his paintings are flawless. They have a physicality to them. The objects he is describing are sensory and very tactile. He layers edited imagery so together as a single image they overload the viewer with information. I also think his color palette is beautiful and visually powerful. A lot of people have negative reactions to koons because he does have a whole army of assisstants who work for him around the clock. The way I look at it is there is no way he could produce the amount of work he has shown if he single handedly made everything. For example this puppy he was commissioned to make stands 43 feet tall. The amount of time it would take a single person to make this is daunting. There is no way this could of been done by a single person because of the materials that were used ( live plants and flowers).

There is reason why people are buying Jeff Koon's work for over $20 million. Content or no content they are powerful and beautiful.