Folkert de jong biography sample

Dutch artist

Folkert de Jong (born ) is a Dutch artist. He makes large-scale sculptures and installations.^{[citation needed]}

De Jong was born in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]} De Jong’s installations are life-size representations of disturbing scenes including human figures and props formed from materials such as polyurethane and Styrofoam;^[1] his work often features the uncanny and takes influence from the aesthetics of horror and the history of conflict, war and politics.^[2]

Exhibitions

• Prix de Rome/Life's Illusions,
• Golden Dawn, Peres Projects, Los Angeles,
• Les Saltimbanques, James Cohan Gallery, New York,
• Circle of Trust: Selected Works , Groninger Museum, Groningen,
• Operation Harmony,^[3] James Cohan Gallery, New York,
• The Immortals,^[4] Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art,
• State of light, Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo, Italy, Folkert de Jong - Studio Folkert de Jong BUKYX