UK - Oxford - Ashmolean - Jeff Koons Exhibition - Seated Ballerina 02_DSC7320
'Seated Ballerina', 2010-2015 by Jeff Koons.
I'm guessing the obvious connect with the Edward Degas Ballerinas is deliberate although the main emphasis of the exhibition text was that this series of works are about taking an object such as a small kitsch porcelain figure and making something incredibly beautiful from it. As this shot shows quite well the reflections in the polished stainless steel were pretty amazing........
We were one of the first into the Exhibition on it's last day so I grabbed a few shots of the Galleries before they became too busy.
I'm guessing not everyone will appreciate Jeff Koons art from my photos but I'd urge you to see some of his work in person if you can as the technical perfection might impress you even if the 'art' leaves you cold.
You can see more contemporary art in my Art set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157623184641329
From Wikipedia : "Jeffrey Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects, such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist, including $91.1 million with fees in May 2019. On November 12, 2013, Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for US$58.4 million, above its high US$55 million estimate, becoming the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction. The price topped Koons' previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$37.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013. Balloon Dog (Orange) was one of the first of the Balloon dogs to be fabricated, and had been acquired by Greenwich collector Peter Brant in the late 1990s. His Rabbit in stainless steel fetched the highest price ever for a piece by a living artist in May 2019, selling for $91 million.
Critics are sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings in his works, nor any critiques."
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UK - Oxford - Ashmolean - Jeff Koons Exhibition - Seated Ballerina 02_DSC7320
'Seated Ballerina', 2010-2015 by Jeff Koons.
I'm guessing the obvious connect with the Edward Degas Ballerinas is deliberate although the main emphasis of the exhibition text was that this series of works are about taking an object such as a small kitsch porcelain figure and making something incredibly beautiful from it. As this shot shows quite well the reflections in the polished stainless steel were pretty amazing........
We were one of the first into the Exhibition on it's last day so I grabbed a few shots of the Galleries before they became too busy.
I'm guessing not everyone will appreciate Jeff Koons art from my photos but I'd urge you to see some of his work in person if you can as the technical perfection might impress you even if the 'art' leaves you cold.
You can see more contemporary art in my Art set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157623184641329
From Wikipedia : "Jeffrey Koons (born January 21, 1955) is an American artist known for working with popular culture subjects and his reproductions of banal objects, such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania.
His works have sold for substantial sums, including at least two record auction prices for a work by a living artist, including $91.1 million with fees in May 2019. On November 12, 2013, Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) sold at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York City for US$58.4 million, above its high US$55 million estimate, becoming the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction. The price topped Koons' previous record of US$33.7 million and the record for the most expensive living artist, held by Gerhard Richter, whose 1968 painting, Domplatz, Mailand, sold for US$37.1 million at Sotheby's on May 14, 2013. Balloon Dog (Orange) was one of the first of the Balloon dogs to be fabricated, and had been acquired by Greenwich collector Peter Brant in the late 1990s. His Rabbit in stainless steel fetched the highest price ever for a piece by a living artist in May 2019, selling for $91 million.
Critics are sharply divided in their views of Koons. Some view his work as pioneering and of major art-historical importance. Others dismiss his work as kitsch, crass, and based on cynical self-merchandising. Koons has stated that there are no hidden meanings in his works, nor any critiques."
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
© D.Godliman