Sculptors

Jeff Koons is the most expensive artist of our time.

Three balls 50 50 Buck.
Three balls 50 50 Buck.

Artist Jeff Koons, a lover of kitsch and shocking art, is often called a modern Andy Warhol. His sculptures are sold for tens of millions of dollars, and he has a whole staff of employees who bring his ideas and plans to life. Jeff Koons was born on January 21, 1955 in Pennsylvania and began drawing at the age of seven, studying at the Maryland College of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. After college, Jeff worked as a broker on Wall Street, where he probably learned how to work with money. At the same time, he was engaged in creativity, and his first success came to him in the mid-80s, around the same time he opened his first studio and hired more than 30 artists.

Another installation from this series. Here the artist used completely new vacuum cleaners.
Another installation from this series. Here the artist used completely new vacuum cleaners.

The artist’s first creations were installations in the spirit of conceptualism. In the mid-80s, Koons created a series of sculptures called “Balance”.

In 1988, Koons presented his new series “Banality”. The artist was inspired to create this series by porcelain figurines, the so-called Hummel figurines. Here Jeff conveys their meaning in an unconventional, kitschy format.

Porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson, which was a huge success with the public.
Porcelain sculpture of Michael Jackson, which was a huge success with the public.

In the 90s, he began to create his famous, recognizable steel sculptures in the form of balloons.

In 1992, Koons presented a very unusual bush sculpture of a West Highland White Terrier puppy. This 13-meter-tall installation includes many different types of flowers, held by a steel frame and watered by a built-in irrigation system. This floral figure is now on the terrace of the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in Bilbao in Spain.

Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.3
Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.
Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.2
Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.2

The installation “Bouquet of Tulips” is one of Koons’s latest works; it was created in 2016-2019. in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Paris in 2015. The sculpture can be seen in Paris, near the Champs Elysees.

Sculptures from the exhibition.
Sculptures from the exhibition.
Sculptures from the exhibition.2
Sculptures from the exhibition.2
Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.
Sculpture from the Gazing Ball series.
Lobster.
Lobster.
Ball shaped Venus.
Ball shaped Venus.
Blue Bird.
Blue Bird.
Ballerina.
Ballerina. Because of this sculpture, a scandal broke out over copyright, because the real creator of the “Ballerina Lenochka on an Ottoman” figurine was the Ukrainian porcelain sculptor Oksana Zhnikrup, who created it back in 1974. However, soon the two parties announced that they had permission to use the craftswoman’s works.
The puppy in night lighting.
The puppy in night lighting.
Jeff Koons The puppy looks especially interesting in night lighting.
The puppy looks especially interesting in night lighting.
Jeff Koons The Tulips sculpture was sold for $33.7 million in 2012.
The Tulips sculpture was sold for $33.7 million in 2012.
Jeff Koons A hanging heart weighing one and a half tons was sold at auction in 2007 for $23.56 million.
A hanging heart weighing one and a half tons was sold at auction in 2007 for $23.56 million.
Jeff Koons The Rabbit sculpture was bought by billionaire Steven Cohen for $91 million in 2019. This price is considered a record for a work of art by an artist whose works are sold during his lifetime.
The Rabbit sculpture was bought by billionaire Steven Cohen for $91 million in 2019. This price is considered a record for a work of art by an artist whose works are sold during his lifetime.
Jeff Koons Koons's dog is already in a different color.
Koons’s dog is already in a different color.
Jeff Koons A balloon dog sold for $58 million in 2013.
A balloon dog sold for $58 million in 2013.
Jeff Koons Bouquet of Tulips.
Bouquet of Tulips.