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JØKEN (Korneel Jeuken)’s unique, handmade sculpture Rise Up from the Blockheads series is made of glazed clay and wood, hand-signed and dated 2026.
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Jøken – “Rise Up” (Blockheads series), 2026
A quirky portrait of the Dutch artist Korneel Jeuken, aka Jøken. A angular little man in a suit and tie holds a protest sign aloft with a raised fist, bearing the hand-painted text “RISE UP.” His other hand hangs limply at his side. The statue is disarmed yet defiant, a man to feel with, who certainly has an opinion.
“Rise Up” comes from Jøken’s Blockheads series, in which he translates his drawings and paintings into three dimensions. The Blockheads seem to have stepped out of a digital world, as if longing to escape the low mental resolution that world imposes on us. They are angular but not unsympathetic. The sculpture says something about Jøken’s uneasy relationship with the cyber world and his fascination with men in ties.
The geometric shapes, the even yellow glaze, and the hand-painted wooden sign with visible brushstrokes give the piece its own, almost comic-strip-like appearance.
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Artist: Korneel Jeuken (Jøken)
Title: “Rise Up,” from the Blockheads series
Year: 2026
Material: glazed clay, wooden protest sign with hand-painted letters
Dimensions: 51.5 × 28 × 15 cm
Weight: 2395 g
Unique, handmade piece, signed and dated 2026 at the base
Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
A playful, socially engaged piece from a contemporary Dutch artist. A beautiful addition for collectors of figurative sculpture and contemporary 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 – “Rise Up” (Blockheads series), 2026
A quirky portrait of the Dutch artist Korneel Jeuken, aka Jøken. A angular little man in a suit and tie holds a protest sign aloft with a raised fist, bearing the hand-painted text “RISE UP.” His other hand hangs limply at his side. The statue is disarmed yet defiant, a man to feel with, who certainly has an opinion.
“Rise Up” comes from Jøken’s Blockheads series, in which he translates his drawings and paintings into three dimensions. The Blockheads seem to have stepped out of a digital world, as if longing to escape the low mental resolution that world imposes on us. They are angular but not unsympathetic. The sculpture says something about Jøken’s uneasy relationship with the cyber world and his fascination with men in ties.
The geometric shapes, the even yellow glaze, and the hand-painted wooden sign with visible brushstrokes give the piece its own, almost comic-strip-like appearance.
Details
Artist: Korneel Jeuken (Jøken)
Title: “Rise Up,” from the Blockheads series
Year: 2026
Material: glazed clay, wooden protest sign with hand-painted letters
Dimensions: 51.5 × 28 × 15 cm
Weight: 2395 g
Unique, handmade piece, signed and dated 2026 at the base
Comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
A playful, socially engaged piece from a contemporary Dutch artist. A beautiful addition for collectors of figurative sculpture and contemporary 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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Era
After 2000
Manufacturer/brand
JØKEN
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Direct from the artist
Country of origin
Netherlands
Style
Contemporary
Material
Clay, Glaze, Wood
Artist
JØKEN
Title of artwork
Rise Up
Signature
Hand signed
Year
2026
Colour
Yellow
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
52 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
28 cm
Weight
2395 g
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