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Mariejon de Jong-Buijs

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Hopewell Woods
Acrylic and various natural material on unbleached cotton
190 x 170 cm. (5 parts)
2020/2021

👀 On view till 01.03.2026:
Structures en dérive – Unraveling Structures at Fondation Fernet-Branca in Saint-Louis, France. A group exhibition curated by Olga Osadtschy.

📍 Fondation Fernet-Branca
2 rue du Ballon, Saint-Louis FR
Opening Hours:
Mon–Tue: Closed
Wed–Sun: 1pm–6pm

Exhibiting artists: Martin Bilinovac Janik Bürgin Gina Folly Mariejon de Jong-Buijs Miranda Devita Kistler Armin Linke Julian Salinas Christian Werner Martin Widmer

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#structuresendérive #unravelingstructures #fondationfernetbranca #mdejongbuijs #artcontemporain taken in Fondation Fernet Branca by @m.dejong.buijs

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a year ago

🎄 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL:
Join me for an Artist Talk followed by a seasonal nibble.

Structures en dérive / Unraveling Structures

🕓 Sunday, December 21
16.00h. to 18.00h.
(Costs: entrance fee)

📍 Fondation Fernet-Branca
2 rue du Ballon, Saint-Louis FR

Mariejon de Jong-Buijs’ work draws on the Dutch landscape tradition—shaped by her youth on farms and a study of the genre’s history. Her large canvases use saturated colors, geometric forms, repeating motifs, and folded surfaces to explore abstraction and geometric minimalism, inviting viewers to experience landscape as a process of perception and memory.

At Fondation Fernet-Branca, she presented iEXIST for the first time: a photographic installation of 730 images that translates the themes of process and perception from her painting into a new medium.

iExist is a recurring project restarted every two years. Each morning, she photographs the view from her bedroom window with her smartphone, creating a daily visual diary of fleeting connections to the world outside.

Without selfies, the images meditate on presence, time, existence, memory, and the impact of technology on identity, inviting reflection on both the artist’s life and that of the viewer.

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#iexist #mariejondejongbuijs #structuresenderive #fondationfernetbranca #viewoutofmywindow taken in Fondation Fernet Branca by @m.dejong.buijs

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10 months ago

〰️ In progress... GRIDS

A new series of fresh linocuts, inspired by landscape grids: fields, pathways, boundaries and horizons translated into line and pattern.

And…

🌿 Green, green grass of home
A series of 52 unique linocuts— all in vibrant green tones.

➡️ Stay tuned

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#contemporaryart taken in Seon by @m.dejong.buijs

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Musconetcong Series
Acrylic and various natural material on cotton
150 x 30 cm / 150 x 50 cm / 150 x 70 cm / 150 x 90 cm / 150 x 110 cm
2022-2023

Thanks to @apgarstonehouse for the hospitality

💡 Why are Barns painted red?

* The real reason: iron oxide (ferrous oxide, rust) was the cheapest pigment available to 1800s American farmers.
* How they made it: mixed iron oxide with linseed oil + milk or buttermilk for a durable wood preservative paint.
* The myth: red barns to attract dying-star light, scare away witches, or bull-related folklore. None are the actual origin.
* Why it lasted: tradition + the paint still works + cultural symbolism of the heartland.

By: Farmers’ Almanac Staff, updated July 20, 2026

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#finesvillenj #contemporaryart taken in Finesville, New Jersey by @m.dejong.buijs

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💦 Documenting large-scale paintings during a heat wave is no joke, but my cutest studio assistant and I never stop. After all the hard work, we enjoyed a well-deserved cool-down with yoghurt ice cream.

Imaginary Landscapes (Wheatfield under Thunderclouds)
Underpainting and acrylic on canvas
205 x 385 cm.
2015-2025

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a year ago

🔴 New in the series ‘Unknown Fields’

Starting from concrete sites, the work turns into fictional terrain shaped by memory, detached from any fixed geography.

Imaginary Landscapes (Unknown Fields 02) Underpainting and acrylic on cotton
180 × 90 cm. 2026

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#contemporaryart taken in Basel, Switzerland by @m.dejong.buijs

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2 months ago

🔵 New in the series ‘Unknown Fields’

Starting from existing sketches, painting turns into fictional landscape shaped by memory, detached from any fixed geography.

Imaginary Landscapes (Unknown Fields 03) Underpainting and acrylic on cotton
180 × 90 cm. 2026

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📍 A new direction within the series: Imaginary Landscapes

Imaginary Landscapes (Unknown Fields 01) 180 × 90 cm. 2026 Underpainting and acrylic on cotton

In this series, I move away from specific locations and work from an imagined terrain—shaped by memories, but no longer tied to a fixed place. These landscapes emerge somewhere between observation and imagination, where the familiar begins to fade.

A first trace of a landscape that does not fully exist—for now.

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#contemporaryart taken in Basel, Switzerland by @m.dejong.buijs

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6 months ago

🚜 Very pleased that my folded painting Nr. 01. (2015) has found a permanent home.

During the making, the tractor becomes an extension of my brush. The painting emerges through continuous observation and action.
The process is central to the work: time, place, and environment leave marks on the cotton. The piece becomes a documentation of a physically experienced reality. It captures a moment and folds it into a portable “time capsule” that can be unfolded anywhere, at any time.

1-2 Video still of Nr. 01. (The Making of), 2015
3-Detail Nr. 01.
4-Exhibition view HOW ABOUT NOW, FABRIKculture Hégenheim, France, 2024. Photo: Leah Studinger

Nr. 01.
Tracks, sand, rainwater, mud, and various natural materials on cotton
210 × 1000 cm, 2015

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#foldedpaintings #agriculture #contemporaryart

@seeyoubasel taken in The Netherlands by @m.dejong.buijs

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☀️ Studio days
Summer 2026

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#contemporaryart taken in Genossenschaft Haus Oslo Ateliers by @m.dejong.buijs

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2 months ago

🍀 Green it is!
Imagine Painting

Lago di Saoseo, Poschiavo region 🇨🇭

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🌾 Imaginary Landscapes (Echoes of a Place)

Where memory reshapes space into something half‑real, half‑remembered.

Imaginary Landscapes (Echoes of a Place) 175 × 150 cm. 2026 Acrylic on paper, mounted on dibond

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#contemporaryart taken in Basel, Switzerland by @m.dejong.buijs

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