Studio Job
Weert, 1969Biography
Job Smeets (Weert, 1969) is a pioneer in the field of conceptual and sculptural art and design. In 1998 he founded Studio Job, which is now based in the Netherlands and Belgium. In these 25 years, the studio has been involved in more than 400 shows. It is regarded as a leader in contemporary art and sculpture and has become one of the largest one-artist studios in Europe. At the moment, more than 25 people are involved.
Traditional artisans such as sculptors and specialists in bronze casting, stained glass making and hand painting work in Studio Job alongside experts skilled in the use of lasers and 3D printing. In Smeets’ work, technology, science, design and art come together as examples of what can be described as Gesamtkunstwerk – a total work of art or an all-encompassing art form.
Job Smeets uses humor as a means of addressing serious topics such as capitalism, taste and the legacy of art and design. He created a genre he calls “non-modernism.” His idiosyncratic, high-profile works are characterized by pop-cultural, cartoonish allusions and lavish embellishments.
Often described as “Gothic Gothic,” Studio Job’s pieces are imaginative while remaining on the right side of kitschy. Job sees his oeuvre as a continuation of a European tradition. The results vary from works of art in the Metropolitan Museum in New York to the national stamp of the Netherlands featuring the Dutch king (forty million pieces produced).
Works
Milo
polished bronze
2018
25 x 30 x 50 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Cheese Candle Holder
Glazed ceramic
2019
51 x 33 x 20 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Sword and Axe
polished bronze
2003
190 x 150 x 25 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Cat Fight
Polished bronze, hand paint
2021
75 x 19 x 35 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Spoon
polished bronze
2001
45 x 15 x 15 cm
Edition 50 + 4 AP
Price on request
Fuck the Teacher
Polished bronze, hand paint
2016
25 x 25 x 20 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Peace for Peace
Val Saint Lambert Crystal, polished bronze, indian rosewood
2010
210 x 65 x 53 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Satansbraten Clock
Wood, aluminium, bronze, perspex, clockwork
2011
230 x 47 x 106 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Teeth Plate
Polished bronze, hand paint
2019
40 x 40 x 10 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Teeth Bowl
Polished bronze, hand paint
2019
40 x 40 x 10 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Wonderlamp
polished bronze
2010
50 x 50 x 110 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Banana
polished bronze
2015
25 x 12 x 19 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Farm Belt
Polished bronze, leather
2008
63 x 56 x 16 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Farm Hook
Polished bronze
2008
16 x 7 x 25 cm
Edition 50 + 4 AP
Price on request
Colossus
Polished bronze, wool
2021
48 x 22 x 47 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Weeping Lantern
polished bronze
2019
40 x 130 x 120 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Weeping Lantern Straight
polished bronze
2019
20 x 20 x 70 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Jerrycan Lamp
polished bronze
2019
40 x 40 x 135 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Magnifying Glass
Polished bronze, glass
30 x 13 x 4 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Cross
polished bronze
2008
16 x 24 x 2 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Wheeping Lantern Desk
polished bronze
2019
65 x 15 x 60 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Amsterdam Chair
Rosewood, fabric
2016
102 x 66 x 64 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Farm Furniture
Rosewood
2008
102 x 55 x 92 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Farm Furniture
Rosewood
2008
98 x 44 x 198 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Wolf
Polished and patined bronze
2022
65 x 50 x 93 cm
Edition 3 + 2 AP
Price on request
Sandbag
polished bronze
2019
65 x 43 x 19 cm
Edition 8 + 2 AP
Price on request
Frank Lloyd Wright
Table and 6 chairs
2023
105 x 280 x 70 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Toilet Roll Holder
Polished bronze, hand paint
2018
15 x 15 x 48 cm
Edition 6 + 2 AP
Price on request
Ming Vase
Polished bronze, hand paint
2019
30 x 30 x 70 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Amsterdam Mirror
Mirror and bicycle tire
2018
140 x 95 x 10 cm
Edition Unique
Sold
King Kong
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2018
52 x 43 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Weeping Lantern
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2019
58 x 45 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Worm Lamp
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2016
90 x 60 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Tiffany Tree
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2017
92 x 78 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Apple Hand
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2016
76 x 62 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Robber Barron
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2018
100 x 74 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Car Crash
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2019
106 x 85 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Shark
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2015
210 x 105 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Banana Lamp
Hand drawn drawing including slurry frame
2016
65 x 80 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Paper Wall Panel
Wood, cardboard, finished with paper, handpainted
2023
205 x 80 cm
Edition Unique
Price on request
Underworld
Handknotted Wool
2018
250 x 350 cm
Edition 10
Price on request
