Jeff Koons Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Jeff Koons
Date of birth:
January 21. 1955
Place of birth:
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Astrology Sign:
Aquarius
Biography
Jeff Koons was born on 21st of January 1955. He was born in York, Pennsylvania. He is an artist by profession and is often classified as being a neo-pop or post-pop artist. He has often been criticized as well as praised for the art work that has been created by him.
Personal Life of Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons was married to Hungarian porn star Ilona Staller. He has a son from this marriage named Ludwig. They separated in 1992 after which Ludwig was born, though the court awarded Jeff Koons the custody of this child, Ludwig yet stays with his mother who is also pursuing a career as a politician in her country.
Professional Life of Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons has been classified as being a contemporary artist and also a sculptor. His art work is known to be one of the most costly in the world. Jeff Koons was known to be a fan of artist Salvador Dali since his teenage years. Jeff Koons has studied from Art Institute of Chicago and learned painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Jeff Koons' earlier work of art was of a conceptual nature, however later it veered towards being of a statutory nature. His most famous work is the giant puppy made of seasonal flowers on a stainless-steel substructure has been sold and is currently placed in Bilbao. Another of his work was known Banality, which also has Micheal Jackson cuddling his favorite monkey Bubbles, this ceramic sculpture was sold for $5,56,00,000 and is currently placed at Sotheby's, New York.
He along with his wife have also made a series 'Made in Heaven' which portrays both of them in several sexually explicit poses. He has made several other controversial and famous sculptures like the Balloon Dog, Balloon flower, which look as if a large balloon has been twisted to make it however, it is actually steel painted red to give it the balloon look.
Jeff Koons has also been sued several times by other companies for copying their creations to make his sculptors. He has also been criticized as being artificial and as one lacking imagination.
Personal Life of Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons was married to Hungarian porn star Ilona Staller. He has a son from this marriage named Ludwig. They separated in 1992 after which Ludwig was born, though the court awarded Jeff Koons the custody of this child, Ludwig yet stays with his mother who is also pursuing a career as a politician in her country.
Professional Life of Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons has been classified as being a contemporary artist and also a sculptor. His art work is known to be one of the most costly in the world. Jeff Koons was known to be a fan of artist Salvador Dali since his teenage years. Jeff Koons has studied from Art Institute of Chicago and learned painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Jeff Koons' earlier work of art was of a conceptual nature, however later it veered towards being of a statutory nature. His most famous work is the giant puppy made of seasonal flowers on a stainless-steel substructure has been sold and is currently placed in Bilbao. Another of his work was known Banality, which also has Micheal Jackson cuddling his favorite monkey Bubbles, this ceramic sculpture was sold for $5,56,00,000 and is currently placed at Sotheby's, New York.
He along with his wife have also made a series 'Made in Heaven' which portrays both of them in several sexually explicit poses. He has made several other controversial and famous sculptures like the Balloon Dog, Balloon flower, which look as if a large balloon has been twisted to make it however, it is actually steel painted red to give it the balloon look.
Jeff Koons has also been sued several times by other companies for copying their creations to make his sculptors. He has also been criticized as being artificial and as one lacking imagination.