Post-Modernism: Jeff Koons By Olivia Smith
Biography Name: Jeffery “Jeff” Koons Age: 61 Born: Jan 21st 1955 York, Pennsylvania Currently lives in New York City, NY
Biography (part 2) Attended the Maryland Institute College of Art to earn his B.F.A Later transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran college of art in Washington DC to complete his honorary doctorates First solo Exhibition was in 1980 Has recently done exhibitions in Florence, Italy & Vienna, Austria Interesting fact: art piece Balloon Dog can be seen in the movie Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Art Work Favours mixed media to create his art work Uses everyday objects to create pieces Installations tend to be large in scale Pieces tend to focus on consumerism and the human experience (ex. Pleasure)
Puppy Made of stainless steel, wood, Soil, geotextile fabric, and live plants Irrigation system is installed inside of art work to keep plants alive Dimensions of 1234.4 X 650.2 centimeters Has permeant installations in Bilbao, Spain and Greenwich, Connecticut Jeff Koons. Puppy. Installation. Schloss Arolsen, Germany. 1992
Other Works By Jeff Koons Jeff Koons. Balloon Dog (blue). Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent colour coating. Los Angeles, California. 1994-2000
Other Works Cont’d Jeff Koons. Caterpillar Ladder. Installation. Polychromed aluminum, aluminum and plastic. 2003 Jeff Koons. Gazing Ball (Mail boxes). Sculpture. Glass and plaster. 2013
Works Cited Art21. (2001). Jeff Koons. Retrieved from http://www.art21.org/artists/jeff-koons Biography.com Editors. (06/10/2016). Jeff Koons Biography. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/jeff-koons507550 Fanning, C. (2011). Portrait of Jeff Koons. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.jeffkoons.com/biography-summary Koons, J. (1994-2000). Balloon Dog (blue). (Mirror polished stainless steel with transparent color coating). [Installation]. Retrieved from http://notsotouristy.com/category/los-angeles/ Koons, J. (2003). Caterpillar Ladder. (Polychromed aluminum, aluminum, plastic). [installation]. Retrievedfromhttp://www.thebroad.org/art/jeff-koons/caterpillar-ladder Koons, J. (2013). Gazing Ball [Mailboxes]. (Plaster and glass). [Installation]. Retrieved from http://www.thebroad.org/art/jeff-koons/gazing-ball-mailboxes Koons, J. (2016). Jeff Koons. [photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/jeff-koons-507550 Koons, J. (1994). Puppy. (Stainless steel, wood, soil, geotextile fabric, live flowers). [Installation]. Retrieved from http://www.transformingtheordinary.com/Puppy.html Ramlow, T. (1999). Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian. [May 22,2009]. Retrieved from http://www.popmatters.com/review/93749-night-at-the-museum-battle-of-the-smithsonian/