Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank
1985
by Jeff Koons
retrieve from a webpage
Koons’ Balls, 2004, Lego
American contemporary artist and sculptor Jeff Koons (b 1955) pushes the boundaries of what is art and what is a commercial product. The artist is very aware of his public image, employing PR to represent him. Koons’ public persona is as recognisable as the art itself. His work has a double edge, commenting on art as a commodity while also participating as a commodity. Koons’ Balls is based on Two-Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J. Silver Series, Wilson Aggressor) (1985), part of a series of three ‘total equilibrium’ tanks, with one, two and three basketballs suspended in distilled water and sodium chloride. The state of equilibrium for the balls is temporary as they will deflate over a period of six months, gradually sinking to the bottom of the tank and needing to be re-inflated.
American contemporary artist and sculptor Jeff Koons (b 1955) pushes the boundaries of what is art and what is a commercial product. The artist is very aware of his public image, employing PR to represent him. Koons’ public persona is as recognisable as the art itself. His work has a double edge, commenting on art as a commodity while also participating as a commodity. Koons’ Balls is based on Two-Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J. Silver Series, Wilson Aggressor) (1985), part of a series of three ‘total equilibrium’ tanks, with one, two and three basketballs suspended in distilled water and sodium chloride. The state of equilibrium for the balls is temporary as they will deflate over a period of six months, gradually sinking to the bottom of the tank and needing to be re-inflated.
Seed Gallery, Newmarket, Auckland. Retrieved April 02, 2009 from
http://www.seedgallery.co.nz/content/914c6578-08c0-4840-90d8-02aed2697714.html
It's very interesting to see the Lego balls looking as if they are really floating.
It's very interesting to see the Lego balls looking as if they are really floating.
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