Folkert de Jong – Luis Adelantado Valencia

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Folkert de Jong

Immortal Longings (The Burning of Roger Williamson, Zandvoort Formula One 1973), 2016. Polyurethane foam, metal, wook, carbon, spray, acrylic glass. 150 x 180 x 60 cm

Night Portal #3, 2015. Polyurethane, spray Paint, plywood, metal. 200 x 150 x 160 cm. Photography: Gert Jan van Rooij

The Balance, 2010. Styrofoam & pigmented polyurethane foam. 235 x 350 x 700 cm. Sidney Biennial, Australia

FEMEN (Detail), 2017. Pigmented polyurethane, plywood, metal. 188 x 120 x 60 cm. Luis Adelantado México, México

Clean Hands, 2007. Styrofoam, pigmented polyurethane foam and wood

The Boxer, 2019. Pigmented polyurethane, plywood, metal, silicone rubber. 190 x 50 x 65 cm

Seht der Mensch; The Shooting Lesson (and details), 2007. Variable measures. 800 x 800 x 300 cm approximately

The New Deal, 2012. Styrofoam, pigmented polyurethane foam and pallet

The Balance, 2010. General view. Luis Adelantado Mexico. Mexico

The Primacy of Matter over Thought, 2013. Pigmented polyurethane foam, metal, spray Paint, wood, rubber, styrofoam and acrylic glass

Weird Science, 2017. Variable dimensions. GEM, The Hague

Bio

Folkert de Jong (Egmond aan Zee, 1972) is one of the most internationally renowned Dutch artists of his generation. His work reflects a multitude of references to conflict, ideology and even the fragility of the human being. His monumental sculptural installations represent the grotesque aspect of human comedy, associated with the distorted, fantastic or strange. Cultural symbols and (historical) figures are transformed into unsettling scenes through which the artist reinvestigates existing narratives.

Some of the prizes received are the Den Haag Sculpture Orange Award in Amsterdam and the Prix de Rome in sculpture. He has had exhibitions at important centers such as MUDAM (Luxembourg), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Mackintosh Museum (Glasgow), Portland Art Museum (USA). His work also forms part of collections such as Rattan Chadha, Deste Foundation (Athens) Groninger Museum (Groningen), Rabo Art Collection (Utrecht), Saatchi Collection (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles) and the Margulies Art Collection at the Warehouse (Miami), among others.

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