Jeff Koons talks about how York County inspired this work of art.
"One of my most known works is the 'Rabbit' made out of stainless steel. People often will ask me, 'Where does an idea like that come from?' I would think that somebody just has to drive around York County, and you can kind of get an essence -- especially if you drive around Easter time (when) there are a lot of inflatable rabbits. There (are) always a lot of gazing balls, whether they're blue or just silver and red. This type of generosity to your neighbor, of putting something in your yard. . .that always made a very large impression on me. When I made the 'Rabbit' I was trying to share my own cultural history, even though it's in stainless steel and mirrored and very reflective, I really believe it just comes from just trying to share this type of environment. When people put things like an inflatable out in their front yard or put a gazing ball in their front yard, they're really doing that for the pleasure of their neighbor. In York, for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day or any excuse, people enjoy putting a lot of things out in their yard for their neighbor."
Cool stuff. Art can come from anywhere, even the weird stuff York County people put in their yards.
I think the most impressive and newsworthy words in this blog post are: "Jeff Koons talks." That's something I couldn't swing in six years of trying. Yay YDR!