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Olaf Hajek is a German-based illustrator, painter, artist, graphic designer, and author. Hajek uses folk culture, mythology, religion, history, and geography to explore the opposition between imagination and reality within our culture. Born in North Germany, Hajek splits his time between his homeland, London, and New York. Originally studying to be a graphic designer, Olaf switched to illustration and taught alongside the likes of Punk fashion legend, Vivienne Westwood.〔http://www.ba-reps.com/artists/olaf-hajek〕 He quickly gained a following for his bold combinations of color, texture, and strong themes, and his success led to illustrating numerous advertising campaigns, art shows, clients, and awards. Hajek’s illustrations have been featured in publications like ''The Financial Times, The New Yorker, Playboy, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, GQ, and Architectural Digest.'' ==Personal life== Olaf Hajek was born December 12, 1965 in Rendsburg, Germany, along the Northern frontier to Denmark. Though he was born in Germany, he was raised in the Netherlands before attending art school. Hajek originally went to art school at Fachhochschule Düsseldorf to study graphic design, yet switched to illustration classes when he decided he did not want to spend his career in front of the computer. Spending his early professional years in Amsterdam, he took advantage of the social scene to gain connections as a freelance illustrator. His work primarily as an illustrator gained him many print and advertising campaigns, and Hajek became a strong asset in the Global Contemporary Art Community, even teaching alongside famed fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.〔http://www.illustrationmundo.com/audio/artist/128/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olaf Hajek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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