Balloon Dog (Blue) By Jeff Koons

599 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Art analysis

Balloon Dog (Blue) by Jeff Koons’ is a large (121 x 143 x 45 inches, which is almost 11 feet tall, 12 feet long, and 4 feet wide), stainless steel, sculpture in the form of a bright blue balloon dog. The artist intended for this artwork to remind its viewers to appreciate the colorful, simple, and youthful aspects of our lives that we may forget about as we mature. Color is a very meaningful part of almost all artworks. For this sculpture, the artist chose a particularly vibrant blue. The light blue hue used is not only a common color for balloon animals, but it also is one of the first colors we learn as children, which further ties this piece to memories of our youth. This artwork conveys simplicity in its use of only one color. This is reminiscent of the simplicity of childhood. …show more content…

Once again, this sculpture is almost 11 feet tall. If you’re trying to get the attention of a child, you’d likely have the object at eye level. Much like how grocery-stores place cereal boxes with colorful characters on the lower shelves. An 11-foot-tall sculpture would appear monolithic to a child, and they may struggle to comprehend it. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the intended audience for this artwork was those who needed to be reminded of their youth rather than those who still have it. Additionally, the size of the piece adds to its silliness. There is no real need for a Balloon Dog that size, other than for the sake of fun. This reminds the viewers that not everything needs to be purposeful or serious. Some things should be a little

Show More
Related

  • Skin Deep by Nina Jablonski and George Chaplin

    563 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the article Skin Deep written by Nina Jablonski and George Chaplin, they discuss and look deeper into the diverse differences in skin color. Our skin color has developed over the years to be dark enough to prevent the damaging sunlight that has been harming our skin and the nutrient folate that it carries. At the same time out skin is light enough to receive vitamin D.

    Read More

  • Pet Milk by Stuart Dybek

    572 Words  | 2 Pages

    The world of English Literature captures the minds of millions of people worldwide. The stories that are read are new and old and continue to capture the attention of people even to this day. Each piece of literature can go in-depth into settings, themes, characterizations, have great styles and the thing most people enjoy... conflict. Most people don't understand or see the messages these pieces may have in them. Hidden sometimes within complex statements or meanings that the everyday person might not recollect. These "treasures" are waiting to be found and are gold waiting to be found.

    Read More

  • Up the Wall, by Bruce Dawe

    878 Words  | 2 Pages

    One of the many factors that have contributed to the success of Australian poetry both locally and internationally is the insightful commentary or depiction of issues uniquely Australian or strongly applicable to Australia. Many Australian poets have been and are fascinated by the issues relevant to Australia. Many in fact nearly all of these poets have been influenced or have experienced the subject matter they are discussing. These poets range from Oodgeroo Noonuccal Aboriginal and women’s rights activist to Banjo Patterson describing life in the bush. Bruce Dawe is also one of these poets. His insightful representation of the dreary, depressing life of many stay at home mothers in “Up the Wall” is a brilliant example of a poem strongly relevant to Australia.

    Read More

  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

    567 Words  | 2 Pages

    The main character of this book is Susan Caraway, but everyone knows her as Stargirl. Stargirl is about 16 years old. She is in 10th grade. Her hair is the color of sand and falls to her shoulders. A “sprinkle” of freckles crosses her nose. Mostly, she looked like a hundred other girls in school, except for two things. She didn’t wear makeup and her eyes were bigger than anyone else’s in the school. Also, she wore outrageous clothes. Normal for her was a long floor-brushing pioneer dress or skirt. Stargirl is definitely different. She’s a fun loving, free-spirited girl who no one had ever met before. She was the friendliest person in school. She loves all people, even people who don’t play for her school’s team. She doesn’t care what others think about her clothes or how she acts. The lesson that Stargirl learned was that you can’t change who you are. If you change for someone else, you will only make yourself miserable. She also learned that the people who really care about you will like you for who you are. The people who truly love you won’t ask you to change who you are.

    Read More

  • Hyperion By Matt Cruse

    1209 Words  | 3 Pages

    “Wind-blighted letters barely visible on her flayed skin: Hyperion” I breathed, “It’s her,” (Oppel 13). This quote is talking about the exalted Hyperion. The Hyperion is an airship (zeppelin) that has great treasures inside. The main character, Matt Cruse, who is a shipmate on these airships, spots the Hyperion. Cruse is the only person on the planet earth who knows the coordinates to the ship. This is very bad because many people will try to kill or beat the coordinates of the Hyperion out of Cruse during the book. Cruse assembles a team consisting of Kate de Vries, Hal Slater, Nadira, Miss Simpkins, and fellow ship crew. Rath a red-haired man comes and tries to negotiate with Cruse to get the cords, but Rath is unlucky. During the journey

    Read More

  • Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

    1267 Words  | 3 Pages

    In Daniel Wallace’s novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions and Tim Burton’s film, Big Fish, the relationship between the dying protagonist, Edward Bloom and his estranged son, William Bloom, is centrally to the story in both the novel and film. Like many fathers in today's society, Edward Bloom wishes to leave his son with something to remember him by after he is dead. It is for this reason the many adventures of Edward Bloom are deeply interwoven into the core of all the various stories Edward tells to mystify his son with as a child. Despite the many issues father and son have in their tense relationship as adults, Daniel Wallace and Tim Burton’s adaptation of Wallace’s novel focalizes on the strained relationship between Edward Bloom and William Bloom. In both Wallace’s novel and Burton’s film, they effectively portray how the relationship between Edward Bloom and William Bloom is filled with bitter resentment and indifference towards each other. Only with William’s attempt to finally reconcile with his dying father and navigating through his father fantastical fables does those established feelings of apathy and dislike begin to wane. With Burton’s craftily brilliant reconstruction of Wallace’s story does the stories of Edward Bloom and his son blossom onto screen.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Kapok Tree

    811 Words  | 2 Pages

    He uses vibrant colors at the bottom of the painting. This portion is made up of all different lifeforms, representing all life in this world. The majority of the life is frogs; they are shown at every stage in life and this symbolizes the value of all life, no matter the age. Rockman chose vibrant colors here, that would really stand out to symbolize the importance of life and immediately draw the eye of anyone looking at this painting. At first glance, it seems like the overall message of the painting is the value of life, however, after a more in-depth look at this painting the darker colors begin to stand out. Because the background is completely made up of darker colors, it seems huge and this sense makes the life, at the bottom, appear to be smaller and less important in the overall meaning. The dark colors represent the problems and evils in society. The contrasting colors are used to show that even though we may think that we are the most important thing, there is so much more to the

    Read More

  • Maus by Art Spiegelman

    596 Words  | 2 Pages

    An estimated six million Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust, and many were thought to have survived due to chance. Vladek in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel, Maus, is one of the few Jewish people to survive the Holocaust. Though Vladek’s luck was an essential factor, his resourcefulness and quick-thinking were the key to his survival. Vladek’s ability to save for the times ahead, to find employment, and to negotiate, all resulted in the Vladek’s remarkable survival of the Holocaust. Therefore, people who survived the Holocaust were primarily the resourceful ones, not the ones who were chosen at random.

    Read More

  • Puppy by George Saunders

    1100 Words  | 3 Pages

    What comes to mind when one thinks of the word ‘puppy’? It is probable describe a puppy as a lovable, adorable, and cuddly companion. However, one might also identify the animal as a menace and a liability or even as a delicious source of food. Why does this single word hold so many meanings? One’s past experiences and biases influences these conflicting views and attitudes. For instance, an individual’s fond view of puppies may exist because they were raised with puppies and consequently grew affectionate toward the animals. On the contrary, if another individual has not bonded with puppies as pets, then they will share the latter point of view. In the short story “Puppy” by George Saunders, the multiple characters view single events and objects with contrasting perceptions. Therefore, instead of painting a precise picture of the characters and the plot, the story expresses several views regarding the morals of the characters, the motivations of their actions, and the meaning of the events that take place. In “Puppy”, George Saunders explores the theory that perception is not an elementary, universal definition of an object or idea, but a complex interpretation that is influenced by one’s unique and varying past experiences and opinions. The complexity of perception is evident in one the story’s narrator’s, Marie’s, vantage point.

    Read More

  • The Navy Needs You: The Most Influential Poster

    455 Words  | 1 Pages

    Colors are used to bring life to objects, and in the poster it brings the feeling of freedom. The

    Read More

  • David Vetter's The Bubble Boy

    1006 Words  | 3 Pages

    Imagine living your entire life inside a sterile, plastic bubble and having to hug your loved ones through a padded, NASA space suit. This was reality—not science fiction—for David Vetter, also known as “The Bubble Boy,” who grew up in Texas in the 1970’s. While his story has been publicized and parodied in different ways, most famously in a Seinfeld episode, it is a tragic one (1).

    Read More

  • Maus Two by Art Spiegelman

    444 Words  | 1 Pages

    Art Spiegelman's Maus II is a book that tells more than the story of one family's struggle to live thought the Holocaust. It gives us a look into the psyche of a survivor's child and how the Holocaust affected him and many other generations of people who were never there at all. Maus II gives the reader a peek into the psyche of Art Spiegelman and the affects of having two parents that survived the Holocaust had on him. Spiegelman demonstrates the affects of being a survivor's child in many ways throughout the book. Examining some of these will give us a better understanding of what it was like to be a part of the Holocaust.

    Read More

  • Desegregation Between the Late 1050's and Early 1960's

    807 Words  | 2 Pages

    Both of these pictures are the same painting, yet different feelings are provoked by each. To me the one on the left, the colorful one, is more intriguing. It jumps at you grabbing your attention and drawing your eye in, giving you a warm and lively feeling. The picture to the right seems a bit dull and emotionless, portraying a melancholy feeling. In the art world color is a good thing. It brings other elements to a picture that you can't receive by using only two colors. Color can represent many things, emotions, mood, importance, a specific object, or as we have come to know the word, people. People seem to be assigned a color that people think represents the type of person they are. Yet, unlike the art world where a color is usually linked to only one trait or emotion, like, black-sadness, white-purity, red-evil, purple-royalty, the colors that we assign each other do not have set traits that are encompassed with in each color. The only thing that is set with the categories of colors we describe each other with is the tone of our skin! The color of ones skin played a big role in the years between the late 1950's and early 1960's and defined the lines of desegregation, in the midst of this racial cacaos lied innocent children and how the case of Central High changed their rights to an education.

    Read More

  • Culture and Religion Go Hand in Hand

    893 Words  | 2 Pages

    11) The painting “Red and Blue Horse” in my opinion is a cultural painting. Horses are a big part of our ancestors and present people today. Horses were a mode of transportation for many centuries, and they are beautiful creatures.

    Read More

  • An Analysis Of Banksy's 'Girl With Balloon'

    986 Words  | 2 Pages

    Banksy’s “Girl With Balloon” was successful in creating hope in others and delivering its intended argument to its intended audience. There are no possible improvements that could enhance the effectiveness of this image because it is perfect and wonderful the way it is. The image and all of its components have brought together a beautiful message to help inspire those suffering from a lack of hope and inspiration. Even in the darkest of situations, there is always

    Read More

More about Balloon Dog (Blue) By Jeff Koons

Open Document