Jeff Koons
Video of Jeff Koons Effigy Burning for the work; "Reversed, Expanded, Exploded- POPped"
Mixed Media
8 ft 8 ft portrait, 6 ft effigy
2011
Video showing the process of "ASAP" - Auto Serendipitous Action Painting" is done by exploding a paper mache' effigy, in this work, that of Jeff Koons which is filled with fireworks, shredded texts of his wikipedia article, with the children's tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes", and an assortment of colored pigments.
Once ignited, the debris that falls onto the painting creates a portrait from the deconstructed elements of the effigy.