When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together. Jeff Koons More Quotes by Jeff Koons More Quotes From Jeff Koons I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery. Jeff Koons arena world art My process of being inspired is very intuitive. Im constantly following my interest. Jeff Koons inspired interest process Whenever you finish an artwork and the viewer comes and views it, at that moment you've given up control. Jeff Koons artwork moments views I spend much more time looking at art history and at different references to art than I do at actual objects. Jeff Koons more-time different art I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger. Jeff Koons levels artist trying I'd have to say I've become more aware of my communal responsibility. Jeff Koons responsibility I don't believe that artists really are interested in money. That's not the motivation for art. Jeff Koons motivation believe art Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class. Jeff Koons luxury dog class Even before I had children I wanted the intensity of my life to get greater. I wanted to feel things more strongly. I wanted my intellectual parameters to expand. But it comes back to your own desire to be engaged and to live up to your parameters. Jeff Koons intellectual desire children A lot of my work is about sales. And it was about being independent from the art market. Jeff Koons independent art My work is a support system for people to feel good about themselves. Jeff Koons support-systems health people As an artist, I've always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists. Jeff Koons dialogue artist art Art was something I could do better. It gave me a sense of self. Jeff Koons sense-of-self self art I was always an artist. I was a broker to earn a living, but I was always thinking about my art. Jeff Koons profession art thinking It's about the production of the work. I need my workers to stay focused. Jeff Koons stay-focused workers needs I like my drawings to be direct. I don't generally work on them for too long, but that doesn't mean that they are not works in their own right. Jeff Koons drawing long mean I enjoy all mediums, and I have to say, music is the medium that first made me understand how powerful art could be. Jeff Koons powerful art firsts I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog. Jeff Koons philosophical believe art I produce a lot of my artwork in Germany. Jeff Koons artwork germany produce I always liked Disney films. To this day I think 'Bambi' is great. Jeff Koons disney-film film thinking