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VOWI CI work - @leviwilliamdejong 

“Through material-driven abstraction and iconographic subversion, I use blue-collar materials to rework familiar symbols, all of which are deeply rooted in nationalism, religion, and cultural identity. In doing so, my work reveals a truer representation of American life—one shaped by labor, resilience, and contradiction.” –Levi De Jong Levi De Jong (b. 1997, Dallas, Texas) is an American sculptor and painter whose work merges classical techniques with contemporary abstraction to interrogate themes of identity, transformation, and cultural narratives. Raised in the rural Midwest and now based in New York City, De Jong’s practice draws on his training in traditional European methodologies and his intimate engagement with American iconography. 
De Jong earned his Master’s degree in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London, following his formative studies at the Florence University of the Arts, Italy, where he was mentored by classically trained painters, sculptors, and artisans. While rooted in the Florentine tradition, his work departs from convention through the use of recycled materials sourced from rural America, reflecting his upbringing and engaging with broader cultural and political contexts. 
Influenced by the Italian Arte Povera movement and expressionist ideologies, De Jong’s sculptures explore dualities such as innocence and destruction, freedom and oppression, life and death. 
His work has been exhibited internationally, including The Brant Foundation in New York City, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, and the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Germany. These exhibitions highlight his evolving exploration of the intersection between materiality and cultural narratives. #vowicommunity #levidejong
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<About the First Milestone of the VOWI Community> There are several steps toward achieving the first milestone, but one essential condition is that the composition of Vowiers must be well-balanced across various cultural and artistic fields such as art, photography, sculpture, cinema, music (sound), architecture, design, literature, philosophy, and many other cultural fields. ————————————————————- VOWI is a community platform centered around content sharing including research, exhibition reviews, interviews, analysis, introductions, personal narratives, references, and more. Our platform is designed to create a virtuous cycle and interconnected experience across sections. For instance, if a discussion about Arte Povera takes place in the Community section, users can then explore related exhibition information and book reservations through the Event section, and even buy or sell culturally significant Arte Povera-related items in the Shop (Marketplace) section. This seamless flow between sections embodies the interconnected cultural landscape we strive to build. The direction we envision for our platform is to move beyond viewing art, music(sound), photography, architecture, cinema, design, furniture, philosophy, literature and other cultural fields as isolated perspectives. ————————————————————- + Currently, content uploaded to the Community section of the VOWI platform is being posted on the @vowism account, while content in the Event and Marketplace (Shop) sections is posted on the @vowi.us account. Unless otherwise requested, we upload content to our social media accounts in the order they are published on the VOWI platform. If you’d like to adjust the posting schedule on our social media, please send us a DM. ————————————————————- Please vote for the category you think we should focus on in the next step. We will refer primarily to the votes of Vowiers.
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DUGI OTOK —————————————————————— This content was created by @six6sixnotricks on VOWI community Category: Art, Photography
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SMTH ELSE —————————————————————— This content was created by @valeriekabis on VOWI community Category: Photography
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“JOURNEY INTO DARKENED DAYS” —————————————————————— This content was created by @fatihumduu on VOWI community Category: Art, Cinema
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OLIVIA 2 Olivia in May, 2025 —————————————————————— This content was created by @inmymindscove on VOWI community. Category: Photography
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OLIVIA Olivia in May, 2025 —————————————————————— This content was created by @inmymindscove on VOWI community. Category: Photography
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SOLVE COAGULA —————————————————————— This content was created by @turquoise_queen97 on VOWI community. Category: Art, Photography
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DINNER DATE Film – January, 2026 DINNER DATE 2 Digital – January, 2026 —————————————————————— This content was created by @inmymindscove on VOWI community. Category: Photography
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TRISTAN Tristan wearing the clothing he makes Digital, Austin, TX, 2025 —————————————————————— This content was created by @inmymindscove on VOWI community. Category: Photography References: —————————————————————— @vowism Link in bio to view full #vowier _!_
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FATIH UMDU — MOVING IMAGE WORKS A moving-image portfolio bringing together selected works in photography, film, and experimental video. Featuring fragments from: For Those Who Pull Their Own Teeth The Plain Ceremony of Forgetting The Land of Fragments Children’s Games Journey to Dark Days and selected photographic works. Fatih Umdu —————————————————————— This content was created by @fatihumduu on VOWI community. Category: Art, Cinema, Photography References: —————————————————————— @vowism Link in bio to view full #vowier _!_
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AFTERS , AFTERS 2 Afters, December 2022 —————————————————————— This content was created by @inmymindscove on VOWI community. Category: Photography
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