JØKEN - Happy Skull
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JØKEN’s original acrylic painting Happy Skull is hand-signed and dates from 2022.
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Jøken – “Happy Skull” part I (Blockheads series), 2022
A striking two-part wall object by Dutch artist Korneel Jeuken, alias Jøken. “Happy Skull” is a block-shaped skull from his Blockheads series: a playful, graphic translation of the classic vanitas motif. The head is built from clean, cubist facets in bright red, yellow, white and deep green. The eyes are two crosses with a triangular nose between them, and the teeth consist of a row of yellow “teeth.” The bottom part, the loose jaw, hangs like an open trough beneath the skull. This gives the work a humorous, almost cartoon-like look, despite the somber subject.
The technique makes it extra special: acrylic on wood-cut panel, finished with a glossy epoxy resin. It gives the colors depth and a glassy gleam, and makes the layered mounting edge visible. The form is cut so that the work projects from the wall as a sculptural relief.
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Artist: Korneel Jeuken (Jøken)
Title: “Happy Skull” part I, from the Blockheads series
Year: 2022
Medium: acrylic on wood with epoxy resin
Dimensions: skull 46 × 51 cm, total size of both parts 69 × 51 cm
Two-part, ready to hang
Supplied with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
A colorful, unmistakable work that combines humor, graphic strength and a nod to vanitas. An eye-catcher for any wall and a fine addition for collectors of contemporary Dutch art.
Seller's Story
Korneel Jeuken is a visual artist, cartoonist and illustrator.
Under his alias Jøken, he has been making comic art paintings and drawings with a recognizable character for a number of years. The 'Blockheads' that he paints on the most diverse materials depict crazy characters, but also the need to hide as a creature behind a mask and to take on a new identity.
Jøken calls the work 'New Cubism' because he has always had a fascination for the movement between the spatial and the flat surface. In his earlier work this led to abstract paintings and installations that depicted his inner world in an architectural way. It still plays a role in the current work because the figures in his world are often also built from blocks. Yet he does not want to limit himself to blocks. The making process must remain intuitive. Small sketches created in a stream of consciousness form the basis for paintings on wood, cardboard or canvas. Devils, rabbits, kings and skeletons, often dressed in suits and ties, inhabit the colorful world of Jøken: an apparently cheerful whole of neatly designed madness...
Korneel Jeuken (Venray NL 1975) was educated at the St. Joost Academy and the Piet Zwart Institute and exhibited at home and abroad. He draws current cartoons for the daily newspaper De Gelderlander
Translated by Google TranslateJøken – “Happy Skull” part I (Blockheads series), 2022
A striking two-part wall object by Dutch artist Korneel Jeuken, alias Jøken. “Happy Skull” is a block-shaped skull from his Blockheads series: a playful, graphic translation of the classic vanitas motif. The head is built from clean, cubist facets in bright red, yellow, white and deep green. The eyes are two crosses with a triangular nose between them, and the teeth consist of a row of yellow “teeth.” The bottom part, the loose jaw, hangs like an open trough beneath the skull. This gives the work a humorous, almost cartoon-like look, despite the somber subject.
The technique makes it extra special: acrylic on wood-cut panel, finished with a glossy epoxy resin. It gives the colors depth and a glassy gleam, and makes the layered mounting edge visible. The form is cut so that the work projects from the wall as a sculptural relief.
Details
Artist: Korneel Jeuken (Jøken)
Title: “Happy Skull” part I, from the Blockheads series
Year: 2022
Medium: acrylic on wood with epoxy resin
Dimensions: skull 46 × 51 cm, total size of both parts 69 × 51 cm
Two-part, ready to hang
Supplied with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
A colorful, unmistakable work that combines humor, graphic strength and a nod to vanitas. An eye-catcher for any wall and a fine addition for collectors of contemporary Dutch art.
Seller's Story
Korneel Jeuken is a visual artist, cartoonist and illustrator.
Under his alias Jøken, he has been making comic art paintings and drawings with a recognizable character for a number of years. The 'Blockheads' that he paints on the most diverse materials depict crazy characters, but also the need to hide as a creature behind a mask and to take on a new identity.
Jøken calls the work 'New Cubism' because he has always had a fascination for the movement between the spatial and the flat surface. In his earlier work this led to abstract paintings and installations that depicted his inner world in an architectural way. It still plays a role in the current work because the figures in his world are often also built from blocks. Yet he does not want to limit himself to blocks. The making process must remain intuitive. Small sketches created in a stream of consciousness form the basis for paintings on wood, cardboard or canvas. Devils, rabbits, kings and skeletons, often dressed in suits and ties, inhabit the colorful world of Jøken: an apparently cheerful whole of neatly designed madness...
Korneel Jeuken (Venray NL 1975) was educated at the St. Joost Academy and the Piet Zwart Institute and exhibited at home and abroad. He draws current cartoons for the daily newspaper De Gelderlander
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Edition
Original
Artist
JØKEN
Title of artwork
Happy Skull
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
2022
Condition
Good condition
Height
69 cm
Width
51 cm
Weight
2934 g
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Cubism
Period
2020+
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