2. Jeff Koons
in the mid-1980s as part of a generation
of artists who explored the meaning of
art in a media-saturated era.
3. • American artist
• at least one world
record auction price for
a work by a living artist
(Contemporary Art
Evening Sale in New
York City for US$58.4
million)
• He lives and works in
both NYC
• His father was a
furniture dealer and
interior decorator; his
mother was a
seamstress.
• Koons studied painting
at the school of the Art
Institute of Chicago and
the Maryland Institute
College of Art.
7. • American Artist
• His paintings are in the
permanent collections
of the New York's
Museum of Modern Art
and the Musee du
Louvre in Paris.
• romantic symbolism
• Twombly was interested
in the layering of time
and history, of painting
and drawing, and of
various meanings and
associations. His art
situates itself in the
context of the history of
Western civilization as
well as the process-
oriented aspects of
Abstract Expressionism.
12. • an English artist,
entrepreneur, and art
collector.
• Richest living artist
• He became famous for a
series of artworks in
which dead animals
(including a shark, a
sheep and a cow)
• “For the Love of God
18. • American Photographer
• as one of the most
important and
influential artists in
contemporary art.
• To create her
photographs, she
assumes multiple roles
of photographer, model,
makeup artist,
hairdresser, stylist, and
wardrobe mistress.
23. • Amercan Pop artist
• a leading figure in the
new art movement.
• His work was heavily
influenced by both
popular advertising and
the comic book style.
27. • A French knife-painter
• A lot of her work is
inspired by urban life
• She layers her paintings
with bright and
contrasting colour.
• She was represented in
many exhibitions and
art fairs in Europe (
