Olaf Hajek

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Olaf Hajek
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Olaf Hajek is one of Germany’s most renowned illustrators and has, through countless works, developed his personal and frequently awarded style.

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Biography:

Olaf Hajek is one of Germany’s most renowned illustrators and has, through countless works, developed his personal and frequently awarded style.

Hajek decomposes the borders between authenticity and thought, South American folklore, mythology, religion, history, and geography. More than anything else his work explores the opposition between imagination and reality in the context of western cultures.

Hajek focuses enthusiastically on wonder, heroic acts, hallucinations, and fairytale motifs. With artistic virtuosity and intellectual calculation he relocates and recombines various captions of reality, planting them within new and exciting mystical connotative frameworks. Disproportional figures are often depicted posed in front of theatrical fore- and backgrounds.

Hajek’s images are generally created by applying acrylic to cardboard, and resemble Cuban advertising posters from the 1960’s on account of the technique with which he creates artificial patina. They retain valuable graphic feel despite their painted appearance.
Cultural
Inspiration:

South American folklore, mythology, religion, history, and geography. More than anything else his work explores the opposition between imagination and reality in the context of western cultures.
Artistic
Inspiration:

Wonder, heroic acts, hallucinations, and fairytale motifs. With artistic virtuosity and intellectual calculation he relocates and recombines various captions of reality, planting them within new and exciting mystical connotative frameworks. Disproportional figures are often depicted posed in front of theatrical fore- and backgrounds.
Birth Place: Rendsburg, Germany
Current Residence: Berlin, Germany
Education: 1993 Degree in Graphic Design at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf.
Press & Publications: Awards 2003 Silver Award UK 2003 Art Directors Club Europe, Gold Award 2003 Art Directors Club Germany, Silver Award 2004 Leadaward Gold 2004 Leadaward Silver Publications 1998-2011 American Illustration 18-30 2005 Illustration Now!,Taschen 2005-2011 Best Illustrators Worldwide, Lürzers Archive Special 2007 Freistil 12 Flowerhead, monographe, Gestalten Exhibitions 2004 Group Exhibition NOTANGO, Berlin 2007 Group Exhibition BBAX07, Buenos Aires 2006 Illustrative Preview, Galerie Johanssen, Berlin 2007 Illustrative 07 Berlin 2007 Illustrative 07 Paris 2008 Maskerade, Galerie Johanssen, Berlin 2009 Illustrative 09 Berlin 2010 Marcia Wood Gallery Atlanta USA 2010 "Flowerhead", Direktorenhaus, Berlin 2011 "Dark clouds are gathering", Whatiftheworld Gallery Cape Town
Genre: Fine Art and Illustration
TTP Debut: May 24, 2011

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