Jeff Koons Quotes on Art

Jeff Koons is an American conceptual artist who works with a team of artists to create his works. He is best known for his pop culture inspired works of celebrities and everyday items that sell for record prices at art auctions worldwide. He has produced paintings, sculptures, prints, found objects, major outdoor works, and works on paper. Famous Jeff Koons works include “Balloon Dog”, “Puppy”, “Michael Jackson and Bubbles”, “Three Ball 50/50 Tank”, and “Bouquet of Tulips”.

Mini biography: Born Jeffrey Lynn Koons on the 21st of January, 1955 in York, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. His mother was Gloria and his father was Henry Koons. He was married to the famous Italian porn star Ilona Staller (known as Cicciolina) and did a series of graphic erotic works with her. They had a son together, Ludwig Koons. The artist is now married to a former employee at his art studio, Justine Wheeler and they have six children together. Koons lives and works in New York City, NY, U.S.A.

Jeff Koons Art Quotes

I’ve always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. That’s what I’ve always done. Jeff Koons

My dad was an interior decorator. He stressed how different colors and textures can affect the way you feel. Jeff Koons

I love art. I love how it can change your life. I go to my studio in the morning, I stay there until late evening, and I’m right back in there the next day, doing the things I love to do. Great artists always get better. Jeff Koons

People that speak about art today, and the many different publications that write about it, just end up speaking about all the superficial aspects of it, instead of ‘here’s this transcending power that lets us come into contact with the essence of our potential’. Jeff Koons

It cost me $9,000 to make “Aqualung.” It just sold at auction for $50 million. Jeff Koons

The job of the artist is to make a gesture and really show people what their potential is. It’s not about the object, and it’s not about the image; it’s about the viewer. That’s where the art happens. So that’s what I’m involved with. Jeff Koons

I’m basically the idea person. I’m not physically involved in the production. I don’t have the necessary abilities, so I go to the top people. Jeff Koons

I’ve never thought about money. I’d wanted to participate. When I think, well, why have I had the success that I’ve had? I think that I was all in. Jeff Koons

I’d have to go out and have some beers just to come down from the experience of putting a pink rabbit beside an inflatable flower on four mirrored panels. The colors were so bright; it was such an intense experience. That’s when it started to become greater than myself. Jeff Koons

I like to reinvent myself. Everything up to this point was readymade. Then, I realized I cared more about the viewer than the object. I wanted to remove judgement. Jeff Koons

When I was a student I developed a personal iconography, and through that iconography I learned that I could control my own feelings and emotions. I could create something like a drug.. the creation of art was like the creation of a drug. Jeff Koons

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