Olaf Hajek

I saw Olaf Hajek’s monograph Flowerhead in a bookstore one day and fell head over heels in love with his work. His colorful work graces magazines, ad campaigns, and quite a few walls (I can imagine!). His folklore-ish style has an air usually reserved for modern contemporary art, but works very well within the commercial realm too, which makes him special. None of his work is digital — all of them were painted with acrylics on cardboard, paper or wood.

He hails from Germany and first trained as a graphic designer before discovering his love of painting — and that’s when his freelance illustration career began! See more of his work over on his portfolio website!