Balloon dog (magenta) by Jeff Koons Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Porcelain Dimensions: 26.6 x 26.5 cm Year: 2015 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?The dog’s segmented body is pressed into a circular boundary, converting the open silhouette of a balloon animal into a compact, emblem-like object. The supplied profile associates Koons with consumer objects and kitsch. That lens is useful here because a familiar party novelty is recast in porcelain, a medium linked with durable decorative objects.In the photograph, inflated-looking limbs meet the perimeter while broad silver-toned areas fragment the magenta figure. The dog remains recognizable, but reflections make its body and enclosing field visually interdependent.The documented porcelain fixes forms that imitate twisted, air-filled material. The photographed surface appears mirror-like, intensifying that contradiction, although the image cannot establish its exact colour or physical finish.Dated 2015 and measuring 26.6 by 26.5 cm, this sculpture provides a concise case for examining how enclosure, material permanence and polished appearance alter the status of an ephemeral amusement. About the ArtistJeff Koons Jeff Koons is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: American Contemporary artist known for his large-scale, kitsch-inspired sculptures.
