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“People have different ideas, emotional ideas, of what certain words mean, and they think of irony as something that's more associated with being cynical-it's kind of a put-down.”

Quote by Jeff Koons

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Jeff Koons, born on January 21, 1955, is a highly influential contemporary artist. Known for his large-scale stainless steel sculptures and installations, his work often explores consumer culture, mass media, and the boundaries between art and life. more

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“I don't think irony is about judgment; I think irony is something like, "Oh, that's interesting," because it's not something I think one starts off to achieve. I think it's just something that presents itself. And if it does, I find it's usually optimistic, not negative in its terms.”

Ifs Thinking Doe Term Interesting Achieve Judgment Negative Optimistic Irony

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“I don't like being naïve about the market, and I always try to make things as great as I can. Then I hope that there's an audience that enjoys them, and that hopefully those things get protected.”

Trying I Can Enjoy Audience Hopefully Protected

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“It's wonderful to make a lot of money, to be able to take care of my family, to have the facilities I have and really support the people the studio's involved with. But at the end of the day I'm quite simple as an artist-it's really about the power of art.”

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“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.”

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“I believe in sensuality. I believe in sex. I believe in the survival of the species. I like aspects of things that are ethereal, but I like the reality of nature and embracing the way nature works, and aspects of interrelationships between male-female, aspects of the body, the way the body has changed over thousands of years . . .”

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“I'm really not a person who consumes a lot. I don't have a sports car.”

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“I don't think about making sexy clothes. It's just my instinct to make them.”

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“I think sex is part of life, like eating and breathing.”

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“My main influence is - it's music. It lifts the spirit. I am always listening to music. And sometimes what inspires me is a little sound or some small arrangement. I really do listen to music continuously all day long - very loud, so people can't stand to be around me anymore.”

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“I find cooking to be the one thing that relaxes me. I don't get to do it often . . .”

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