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jeff koons hulk elvis
the definitive survey of jeff koonss hulk elvis paintings including an extensive interview with the artist in his studio . br from the outset of his controversial career jeff koons turned the traditional notion of the work of art and its context inside out . focusing on unexpected yet banal objects as models for his work he eschewed typical standards of good taste in art instead embracing what he perceives as conventional middle class values in order to expose the vulnerabilities of aesthetic hierarchies and value systems . koonss declared strategies are to make art beautiful to strive for objectivity to give back the familiar and to reflect and thus empower the viewer . the works of koonss series hulk elvis burst with energy and precision yet mystify with their complex permutations and combinations of figurative and abstract elements . a charged mix of inflatable monkeys geishas birds the incredible hulk and the liberty bell jostle against realistically rendered landscapes gestural paintings steam engines and horse drawn carriages negative silhouettes and underlying dot screens .
hardcover random house inc 2010 isbn13 9780847833597 isbn10 0847833593
book type nf isbn 13 9780847833597 number of pages 126 publisher random house inc release date 1263254400000