Maja

Maja Hajuk

Words by Alex Bec, Thursday 07 May 2009

A mammoth body of work from Brooklynite Maja Hajuk. Although there is so much on her site to traul through, nothing quite caught my eye as much as the pictured mural ‘Crystal Lite’.

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Features / Graphic Design “Always more!” – a walk in the woods with Noma Bar

If you go down to Highgate Woods in London today, you might be in for a bit of a surprise. Among the dog walkers, the frazzled parents searching for their kids and the forestry workers making sure that the ancient woodland is being preserved, you might, if you look carefully, find one of the most prolific artists and illustrators working in the UK. Highgate Woods, all 28 hectares of it, is Noma Bar’s ‘office’. Everyday, come rain or shine, the graphic artist is there, somewhere, armed with his notebooks and pens, working through ideas that will appear in their final forms in newspapers, magazines, as part of a campaign or a gallery.

Owen Pritchard — 15 August 2017
Work / Art Kayla Buium parodies the human race through expressive paintings and surreal creatures

Kayla Buium always knew she wanted to pursue a career in art. Her first ventures as an artist began at a young age, which involved taking commissions from friends at school. “I remember in second grade we used to use pencil ‘tips’ as currency. I would make flash pages of drawings and charge kids different ‘tip prices’ for the drawings,” says Kayla. “During recess I was always busy trying to keep up with commissions. Not much has changed since then.”

Ayla Angelos — 14 August 2017
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The Royal Ballet’s controversy courting resident choreographer Wayne McGregor and experimental artist collective Random International’s Hannes Koch and Florian Ortkrass have been exploring technology and emotion together for nearly a decade. Their latest collaboration, +/-Human, opens tonight at the Roundhouse, London. The immersive installation harnesses the talents of team of musicians from Warp Records and renowned lighting designer Lucy Carter.

Bryony Stone — 11 August 2017
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For one night only, Bertie Brandes and Charlotte Roberts have expanded the satirical pages of their self-published zine Mushpit into a physical art installation held at the Galeria Melissa on Thursday 10 August. Titled Interiority Complex, the event aims to explore the issues and uncertainties surrounding social media anxieties.

Ayla Angelos — 10 August 2017
Work / Art Surreal and comedic acrylic paintings by Reiko Matsuo “give people a little chuckle”

Artist Reiko Matsuo looks for surrealism in everyday life. Her subjects are familiar: a man scoffing a TV dinner next to his cat, a girl dancing in her room (also with a cat), a curtain-twitcher spying on sunbathers with binoculars, all depicted in chirpy acrylics with comedic expressions. Some get a little weirder, such as the family surrounded by woodland creatures, and another family calmly watching a tiger on their kitchen table.

Jenny Brewer — 08 August 2017
Work / Art Greg Burak’s narrative-based paintings depict a mysterious world with a 70s vibe

New York-based artist Greg Burak’s interest in art was first sparked by book covers, album art and movies and television growing up, but it wasn’t until college that he started to look deeper into art history. The artist’s work is based heavily in narrative using shapes, colour and figures to tell his stories. “Lately I’ve been in love with early Renaissance painting. The more I look at them the more exciting they become, both in terms of the logic in constructing those paintings but also how they depicted supernatural narratives,” the artist says of his inspiration. “I keep going back to Stanley Kubrick’s films as well -– they are so particular and almost hypnotic.”

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