Lot  258 Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Balloon Dog (Blue)

Jeff KOONS (American, 1955)

2021

Glazed Porcelain, edition no. 712/799

48(L) x 16 (W) x 40 (H) cm

Estimate

TWD 550,000-800,000

HKD 143,000-208,000

USD 18,200-26,500

CNY 125,000-182,000

Sold Price

TWD 900,000

HKD 230,179

USD 29,354

CNY 207,852


Signature

Stamped on the bottom Jeff KOONS 712/799 and dated 2021

+ OVERVIEW

In the 1980s, Pop art artist Jeff Koons emerged into the art world with a mix of
styles- pop, concept and banality. His artwork has also become the classics of art
history. At the same time, he is the custodian of the auction sales records of any
living artists in the world.

Known as the The King of Kitsch, Koons art has always touched the nerve of the art
world, and Koons art is seen as a satire of the decadent and capitalist culture of the
1980s. Koons himself, however, offers a less cynical view, citing his relationship with
his young son, transcendence, and eternal resonance with beauty as sources of
inspiration for his art.

Jeff Koons Celebration series conveys optimistic and positive energy. Its cute and round shapes and bright and saturated colors, and its delicate, bright and attractive
mirror reflection reflects the silhouette of the viewer and the artwork. The viewer
could appreciate the work while triggering different perceptions, looking at the
balloon that symbolizes happiness, and rediscovering a different inner world from an
optimistic perspective.

The aesthetics of Balloon Dog is extremely contemporary, with the line beauty of
modern sculpture, only the necessary shapes are retained, and its mirror-reflected
surface is even more interactive like a minimalist art installation. Jeff Koons said:
The balloon dog in the celebration series has no hidden meaning, it is just pure
happiness and joy, just like the balloon dog that the clown will fold for you at a
birthday party. At the same time, it’s also a Trojan horse, the work has an interior
life.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Sunday, June 4, 2023, 2:00pm