Biography
American sculptor and artist Jeff Kuns are called Andy Warhol of our time. Bright paradoxical thinking and non-sabrotic vision of the surrounding world, embodied in paintings, sculptures or installations, is striking the audience, causing to see things in a new light.Childhood and youth
Kitcha's king was born in January 1955 in the North-East of America, in Pennsylvania. Jeff's parents were not directly related to the world of art, but their professions meant a creative start and a non-standard look at the world. Father not only sold furniture, but also decorated the interiors, and the Mama-seamcarriage created designer things.
The homely atmosphere gave rise to an irresistible craving for creativity and people who have said a good word in art. The icon and Divine Jeff considered Salvador Dali. According to one of the versions, the guy even managed to meet with a living genius in the New York Hotel "Saint Reggie" in New York.
After graduating from school, Kuns entered the Chicago Art Institute. Then he became a student of an art college in Maryland, whose diploma received in 1977. Sednikomers and friends Jeff recall that in those years, the young artist has highlighted from the total mass: his hair was burning in red, and the face was decorated with a mustache like Dali.
Jeff Kun's first money earned, being a broker for Wall Street: He did not throw art, but at the beginning of the creative biography of the picture and installing tangible income did not bring.
Personal life
Kuns's marriage with a scandalous Italian pornstart, known as Chiccholina, collapsed in 3 years. The personal life of the artist was reflected in his work. Jeffa's piquant sculptures, engaged in love with the ex-wife, attracted considerable attention to the author. The series was called "Made in Heaven."Ilona Shatler (Chiccholina) in this short marriage managed to give birth to her husband of Ludwig's son. More children at the Mother who marked in 2020-M 65 years old, no. In the network it is not difficult to find a photo on which the family is captured together.
Creation
The first recognition of Kuns received in the 1980s. Jeff opened a factory studio in New York Soho. He hired 30 employees, each of which entrusted a certain job. So at one time he entered the famous Warhol, founded the "factory" on which the masterpieces produced. Like Andy, Jeff was interested in extremely modern, her stars and events.
For its compositions and sculptures, the American chose stainless steel. Thanks to the coating - color gloss - the monumental works of the master had a lightweight, aerial view. Today, these works have a fabulous price and occupy the platforms near the most famous shopping centers or other facilities "with the name".
The flower sculpture, as if twisted from the Red Balloon for modeling, stood near the World Trade Center destroyed in 2011. A huge sculpture of the puppy (the terrier decorated with flowers) was first concerned next to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, then the 12-meter "Puppy" acquired the Guggenheim Foundation, decorating them to the Museum terrace in Bilbao.
In 2000, the possibility of admiring the "flower" terrier was the passers-by Manhattan Rockefeller Center.
Styles Pop Art and Kitch, which artist chose for creativity, received a new reading: Jeff Kuns added notes of conceptualism. Connoisseurs and critics include the work of the master to neopophe or postpop. Of the conceptual sculptures, the value represent "three-ball 50/50 tank", "sitting ballerina" from nylon, porcelain "Michael Jackson and bubbles". The figure of the pop king in 1991 went to the buyer for $ 5 million.
In the spring of 2017, the scandal broke out: experts noticed the similarity of the Kunsovskaya ballerina with the work of the Ukrainian sculptor Oksana Zhskarrup. But, as soon as it turned out, the permission to a copy of the American gave the daughter of Jicnuver.
Among the works of Kuns, a separate place is occupied by huge steel sculptures, imitating balloons toys. When the question is why the author often appeals to this "children's" topic, Jeff replied that the roots are lost in early adolescence. Being a boy, he was fought by aerial figures. In adulthood, the impression did not flick.
Now the Master is headed by a corporation with headquarters in New York. The staff rose to 135 people. Kunts creates models of future sculptures on the computer, then the team embodies the intention in the selected material.
Jeff Kuns now
Creativity of Kunsa fans will learn on his website. In 2016-2019, the Master at the request of the former US Ambassador in France Jane Hartley created a sculpture of the Bouquet of Tulips, which he devoted the memory of the victims of Paris terrorist attacks of 2015.In May 2019, a rabbit sculpture was sold at the auction, created in 1986 from stainless steel. The price amazes the imagination - $ 91.1 million.
Work
- "Three ball 50/50 tank"
- "Made in heaven"
- "Michael Jackson and Bubbles"
- "Puppy"
- "Bouquet of tulips"
- "Rabbit"
- "Sitting ballerina"
- "Purple ice"
- "Banality"
- "Lobster"
- "Saddle"