Jakob Rowlinson
B. United Kingdom, 1990
The Works
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Jakob Rowlinson
A Fool’s Hand
2024
Leather shoes, leather hides, gold leaf, laces, eyelets, cotton thread, rings, waxed cotton thread, gilt rivets, steel armature
Jakob Rowlinson
Enimagick
2024
Leather belt, leather hide, gold leaf, vintage chain belt, painted eyes, cotton thread, eyelets, waxed cotton thread, rings, steel armature
Jakob Rowlinson
Mask’o’phoria
2024
Leather shoes, leather hides, silver leaf, assorted charms and buttons, eyelets, cotton thread, rings, waxed cotton thread, gilt rivets, goats tooth, sweet gum balls, screws, steel armature
Jakob Rowlinson
A Supple Malediction
2024
Assorted buttons, sword charms, leather shoes, leather hides, kilt pin, eyelets, cotton thread, waxed cotton thread, rings, steel armature
Jakob Rowlinson
The Apogee of Foolishness
2024
Steel rod, leather shoes, laces, roller skates, gold leaf, cotton thread, eyelets, vintage belt, freshwater pearls, rings, jean buttons, painted eyes, rivets and eyelets
Jakob Rowlinson
Mask XIII (The Lepidopterist’s Nightmare)
2024
Leather, shoes and mixed media
Jakob Rowlinson
Mask VII (post-metamorphosis)
2024
Leather, shoes, eyelets and pins
Jakob Rowlinson
Suede Dreams
2024
Digital jacquard tapestry with leather, braid, cotton thread, and Mask (leather shoe, zip, vintage belt, painted eyes, gold lead, waxed cotton thread)
Jakob Rowlinson
Five of Cups
2024
Acrylic modelling paint on card
Jakob Rowlinson
Three of Coins
2024
Acrylic modelling paint on card
Jakob Rowlinson
Seven of Wands
2024
Acrylic modelling paint on card
Jakob Rowlinson
The Fool
2024
Acrylic modelling paint on card
Jakob Rowlinson
Four of Swords
2024
Acrylic modelling paint on card
Jakob Rowlinson
Mask II
2021
Punched leather, eyelets, aluminium chain
Jakob Rowlinson
Kill All the Old Gods
2021
Felt collage on stretcher
B. United Kingdom1990
Biography
Jakob Rowlinson intertwines the natural world with medieval symbolism, questioning the bounds of masculinity throughout time. Using collage and felt, Rowlinson intertwines decorative patterns from medieval designs and manuscript marginalia within a wider expanse of organic iconography. Lining his backgrounds with organic green moss, ferns, and foliage, Rowlinson then adds stylised symbols with a modern twist. His focus on hands reaches into an exploration of gender and sexuality, commenting on the expressive gestures and emotions that can be conveyed using one’s hands.
Rowlinson, born in 1990, studied Fine Art at Ruskin School of Art, before completing an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. He completed a residency at Fores Project, London in 2022 and has had solo exhibitions at the Dowse Museum, New Zealand, OOF Gallery, London, Quench Gallery, Margate, Tandsticksmuseet, Sweden, and Clearview, London. Rowlinson lives and works in London.
Image © Ally Rosenberg.
Exhibitions
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