jelske hoeijmakers
(22.11.1994)
Statement
throughout my whole life I was always busy capturing moments, by drawing, photography and painting. Over the last years I began developing my own visual language: bold figures with mysterious elements, distorted bodies and strange compositions. Exaggerated, abstract but still recognisable. I play with composition and colours and see how it affects my work. Sometimes you have to get real close to see what an illustration is about, which is exactly what I’m trying to achieve. I aim to make people think about what a work is about, and make up their own stories.
Education
2D Motion Design Course at Reducations Creative Academy, Ede 2023
Bachelor degree in illustration at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2017-2022
Minor New Frontiers / Speculative design at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2020
Exhange bachelor of Fine arts at College of Fine Arts, Sydney 2020
BA Concept Development & Trendwatching at Academy of Creative Industries, Tilburg 2015
Exhibitions
Willem de Kooning Academy, 2018
TENT Rotterdam, 2018
Red Floor Gallery, 2019
Bonnefanten Museum, 2019
Selected clients
ØLÅF / Gemeente Rotterdam / SPIJS Food Festival
Bonnefanten Museum / GRENSWERK / Gemeente Venlo
Gilde Opleidingen Venlo - ISK / Lyceo
Gemeente Roerdalen / Metropolis Festival
Vlinderstichting / Young Office
throughout my whole life I was always busy capturing moments, by drawing, photography and painting. Over the last years I began developing my own visual language: bold figures with mysterious elements, distorted bodies and strange compositions. Exaggerated, abstract but still recognisable. I play with composition and colours and see how it affects my work. Sometimes you have to get real close to see what an illustration is about, which is exactly what I’m trying to achieve. I aim to make people think about what a work is about, and make up their own stories.
Education
2D Motion Design Course at Reducations Creative Academy, Ede 2023
Bachelor degree in illustration at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2017-2022
Minor New Frontiers / Speculative design at Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam 2020
Exhange bachelor of Fine arts at College of Fine Arts, Sydney 2020
BA Concept Development & Trendwatching at Academy of Creative Industries, Tilburg 2015
Exhibitions
Willem de Kooning Academy, 2018
TENT Rotterdam, 2018
Red Floor Gallery, 2019
Bonnefanten Museum, 2019
Selected clients
ØLÅF / Gemeente Rotterdam / SPIJS Food Festival
Bonnefanten Museum / GRENSWERK / Gemeente Venlo
Gilde Opleidingen Venlo - ISK / Lyceo
Gemeente Roerdalen / Metropolis Festival
Vlinderstichting / Young Office
feel free to contact me for more information, commissions or inquiries.
info@jelskehoeijmakers.nl
NL: +31 6 31 08 54 68
instagram: @jelskehoeijmakers
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info@jelskehoeijmakers.nl
NL: +31 6 31 08 54 68
instagram: @jelskehoeijmakers
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