Sculpture "Monkey (Blue)" (2017)
Sculpture "Monkey (Blue)" (2017)
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limited, 999 copies | numbered | signed | porcelain with chrome coating | size 25 x 21 x 39 cm (h x w x d)
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Sculpture "Monkey (Blue)" (2017)
Sculpture, porcelain with chrome coating, 2017. Edition of 999 copies, numbered and signed by hand. Height 25 cm, width 21 cm, depth 39 cm.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
About Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons (born in 1955) is a provocative artist who splits the world of art in two. His works strain the boundaries between kitsch and art and quickly made him one of the most influential figures in the industry. "He has changed the perception of art like hardly any other artist," wrote the German newspaper FAZ in January 2015 in celebration of his 60th birthday.
After studying art in Baltimore and Chicago, Koons initially worked for several years as a Wall Street commodities broker before returning to his origins at the end of the 1970s.
Koons distorted, trivialised and reproduced everyday life and pop culture objects. He then sold them on the art market as chrome-plated, high-gloss objects for millions of dollars. His "Balloon Dog (Orange)", which was auctioned at Christie's in 2013 for 58.4 million US dollars, made him the most expensive living artist of our time.
Term for an art object (sculpture, installation) that, according to the artist’s intention, is produced in multiple copies within a limited and numbered edition.
Multiples enable the "democratization" of art by making the work accessible and affordable for a wider audience.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures made of wood, ivory, or stone are carved directly from the material block, in bronze casting, a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.