It seems like art is getting weirder and weirder these days, but if you find yourself with that unique ability to give anything an eloquent and abstract explanation (or if you have a childish affinity for comic book characters), head on over to “Hulk Elvis”!
Taking place from now until Dec. 20 at the Gagosian Gallery (7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central), the first major solo exhibition in Asia of internationally renowned artist Jeff Koons will see everyone’s favourite green angry man-beast depicted in a variety of media.
You’ll find large-scale paintings, precision-made bronze sculptures, inflatable toys (or figurines, for the more technical/geeky lot) and, perhaps even more oddly, a wheelbarrow filled with live flowers.
Koons describes the work as an attempt to reach the core of the human psyche by forming a link between children’s art, comic book characters and figures from classical antiquity. Good luck with that with your big bunch of Hulk stuff.
It’s a lot more sophisticated than that, though, apparently, as these Hulks deal with themes of innocence, beauty, sexuality and happiness. Who knew?
“Hulk Elvis represents for me both Western and Eastern culture, a sense of a guardian, a protector, that at the same time is capable of bringing the house down,” explains Koons.
Don’t really understand? Us neither. But it looks like it could be a hoot! Get the details here and check it out – your artsy explanation skills are sure to improve if you can get your head around all this.
