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'm interested in power. I'm interested in the kind of polarities and equilibriums that take place within sexuality and philosophy and sociology. So in Versailles, in this type of setting, you have a place that is about absolute control, where everything has been thought about. Jeff Koons versailles kind philosophy A photograph for me does not have a sense of spiritual seduction, it does not have an essence, that this is something that permeates and which is eternal through time. Jeff Koons essence spiritual doe I would prefer a normal-sized breast, or a small breast or whatever, and that it be natural, than to understand that it was just some jelly in there. Jeff Koons jelly normal natural As morality seems to have supplanted civilization, I move on to the spiritual. Jeff Koons spiritual civilization moving Anything you can do to protect the public and allow it to have the confidence that our financial controls are good is very, very positive. Jeff Koons financial protect money My favorite activity is to be with my family. Jeff Koons activity my-family my-favorite I went to art school... but I worked at the Museum of Modern Art. I worked in fundraising at the information membership desk. I ended up, over a period of time, doubling the amount of membership revenue that came in through people entering the museum, so people would ask me to come and work for them. Jeff Koons fundraising art school If I physically made every work myself, I would get only one or two paintings done a year, if that. Jeff Koons done two years The moment we live in is a great time to make art. We have different technologies to play with, and we're left with the opportunity to focus on our work. Jeff Koons technology opportunity art I'm interested in power. Jeff Koons I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous. Jeff Koons always-working nervous studios I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising. Jeff Koons believe art thinking I like to look at everything and appreciate seeing the different things that have meaning to people. Jeff Koons appreciate different people I thought I would call myself a pig before the viewer could, so they could only think more of me. Jeff Koons criticism pigs thinking I use printers to make prints of the images that I am creating. And I try to have that surface kind of replicated in the painting. Jeff Koons creating use trying I think you always, as an artist, feel like you would like to be more and more specific about your intent and your interests. Jeff Koons like-you artist thinking Art helped give me confidence. Jeff Koons give-me giving art If I try to articulate every little detail in a drawing, it would be like missing the forest for the trees, so it's just about getting the outline of the forest. Jeff Koons drawing missing tree I want my work to be accessible to people. Jeff Koons want people I'm really not a person who consumes a lot. I don't have a sports car. Jeff Koons sports-cars car sports
