Sven 't Jolle
Sven 't Jolle
Sven ’t Jolle
(°1966, BE)
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
Sven 't Jolle connects social, political, cultural en art historical topics. In a dissection of society an overload of associations in drawings, sculptures and installations grow together into a playful-poetic wonderland. Fresh but nasty it remains within the borders of art, offering itself a critical focus on current issues. An exposé can start off, "about reality as the highest level of imagination", as the artist says. (Christine Vuegen)
Artworks

Sven 't Jolle
Courtesy, 2022
Polyester and wood
78 x 45 cm

Sven 't Jolle
Study for Claire et Nette, 2007
Plaster, Pigments & Spraypaint
64,5 x 58,5 x 217 cm

Citizenship (Protect your loved ones), 2016, Inflatable plastic and wire fence, 560 x 460 x 255 cm,
Installation view of the exhibition Sven 't Jolle: The Age of Entitlement, or Affordable Tooth Extraction at WIELS, Brussels (2017).
Image © Hugard & Vanoverschelde photography

Reclining figure ( Collecting Dust ), 2017,
Plaster, pigment & Iron,
57 x 158 cm

Sven 't Jolle
durch die rosige Brille 2, 2018
mixed media
20x24x25cm

Sven 't Jolle
Hier wacht ik op mijn baasje, 2018
Metal, chain, and rubber,
47 x 102 x 92 cm

Maison Populaire,
2005,
Plaster & pigment,
204 x 78 x 74 cm

Masque Megane, 2003,
Polyester,
170 x 80 x 85 cm

Senza Titolo, Senza lavoro
(zonder titel, zonder werk),
2002,
Spraycan paint on panel,
89,9 x 79,9 x 2,5 cm

Sven 't Jolle
Blue Collar, 2008 - 2010
Polyester
50 x 110 x 200 cm
edition of 3

Sven 't Jolle
Stock Exchange , 2014
Gasbottle, Aluminium, wood & burner
⌀ 56 x 96 cm, 128 x 83 x 83 cm

Die Begriffe “Arbeitgeber” und “Arbeitnehmer”
befremdeten Ihn schon sehr früh, 2007,
Plaster, pigment & wood,
120 x 51 x 24 cm

Great Depression coloring book, 2017,
Wallpaper,
78 x 57 cm,
edition of 10

Sofdboard, 2017,
300 x 200 cm

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Great regression Epic (Knights versus Knights), 2010,
Crayon on paper,
59,4 x 21 cm

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Great regression Epic (Sen's Ninjas versus Sven's Skeletons), 2010,
Crayon on paper,
59,4 x 21 cm

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Great regression Epic, 2010,
Marker drawing on paper,
89,1 x 21 cm

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Great regression Epic (Sen's Knights versus Sven's Villagers), 2011,
Crayon on paper,
89,1 x 21 cm

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Clash of Generations, 2013,
Wallpaper,
141 x 100 cm,
edition of 5

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Clash of Generations, 2013,
Wallpaper,
141 x 100 cm,
edition of 5

Sen & Sven 't Jolle,
Clash of Generations, 2013,
Wallpaper,
141 x 100 cm,
edition of 5

Collecting Debt, 2017,
Wallpaper,
200 x 230 cm

Sketchbook drawing, 1998,
Ink & pencil on paper,
29,7 x 21 cm

Sketchbook drawing, 2010,
Ink & pencil on paper,
42 x 29,7 cm

Sketchbook drawing, 2011,
Ink & pencil on paper,
29,7 x 21 cm

Uitwassen van het kapitalisme, 2011,
Ink & pencil on paper,
42 x 29,7 cm

Sketchbook drawing, 2015,
Ink & pencil on paper,
41 x 29,7 cm

Moore behind barbed wire,
2009,
Watercolor and crayon on paper,
41,9 x 51 cm

Backpack (Fruher waren wir auch fur den frieden.) drawing,
2002,
Watercolor, ink and crayon on paper,
20 x 29,7 cm

Old Mc donnell Douglas had a farm,
2002,
watercolor, crayon and spraypaint on paper,
76 x 56,6 cm

Verkocht - Vendu, 2002
Vinyl Sticker
40 x 28 cm
edition of 3 and 1 A.P.

Red Flower (Red Power) & Black Power (Black Flower), 1995
Ink on paper
30,6 x 38,6 cm

Sans Papier Installation, 2006, Pigmented plaster, Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Installation view of the exhibition Sven 't Jolle: The Age of Entitlement, or Affordable Tooth Extraction at WIELS, Brussels (2017).
Image © Hugard & Vanoverschelde photography

Entrepreneurship, 2016, plaster and wood, Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Installation view of the exhibition Sven 't Jolle: The Age of Entitlement, or Affordable Tooth Extraction at WIELS, Brussels (2017). Image © Hugard & Vanoverschelde photography

(casse-toi alors) Pauvre canard,
2009,
Metal, bronze, feathers and asphalt,
167 x 370 x 75 cm,
Courtesy Galerie Laurent Godin, Installation view of the exhibition Sven 't Jolle: The Age of Entitlement, or Affordable Tooth Extraction at WIELS, Brussels (2017). Image © Hugard & Vanoverschelde photography

Sans Papiers ( Kleitablet ),
2005,
Unfired Clay,
57 x 29 x 2 cm

Social Peace Pipe,
2002,
Wood, metal, feathers,
59 x 73 x 26 cm
Exhibitions w/ Sven 't Jolle
News
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Sven 't Jolle, Nicholas William Johnson, Nelleke Cloosterman and Xavier Noiret-Thomé at Aardenburg Arts Festival
16.07.2022–04.09.2022 -
Sven 't Jolle at Chambres d'Amis, Office Baroque
01.04.2022–30.06.2022 -
Sven 't Jolle at The Portique, Le Havre
25.10.2019–21.12.2019 -
Sven 't Jolle at Lustwarande
15.06.2019–20.10.2019 -
Sven 't Jolle - Ecce Homo
17.11.2017–25.02.2018 -
Sven 't Jolle - Artist talk at M HKA
14.09.2017 -
Sven 't Jolle - Booklaunch
19.03.2017 -
Sven 't Jolle - Solo show Wiels Brussels
13.01.2017–19.03.2017