Barbara Hajek

Statement
Structure and form meet chaos in an explosion of humorous commentary on the stateof urban living. Man vs Nature explored and narrated in visuals ranging from junkculture, terraforming, performance sculptural installations, and anything else that strikesme as visually stimulating. Man-made objects are cooped by nature in order to revitalizeand stimulate the environment. Man’s disregard of nature and what nature may feelabout that disregard is explored. Most of the supplies is salvaged materials that havebeen collected over the years and are constantly being adjusted and altered in order to
allow art installations to flow into my life at every turn. I am the English garden in the French neighborhood. Natural elements are encouraged to infiltrate my work and provide an ever changing piece of art in the garden and gallery. Broken does not have to be discarded. Reassembled does not have to be perfect. Beauty can come from disaster. It all just depends on our approach to a problem and how we choose to proceed with our lives.

 Education

• Media Art and Animation Major at Art Institute Dallas
• Art and Performance Major at UTDallas with a Visual Arts Concentration

​Bio
Barbara Hajek is a “Jack of all Trades” Artist working on degrees in animation and traditional painting; with a special fondness of fantasy illustrations. She is able to work equally well in both traditional and digital media, keeping with the knowledge that each subject is unique and no two should be treated exactly the same.

Professional Experience

• 2016-Present Intern at Ro2Art
• 2003-Present Freelance Artist and Consultant
  • Character Design, Web Design, Graphics, Landscape Art, and more.

Group Exhibitions
Ro2 Art Chaos!!!! 2016
UTDallas Annual Spring Juried Art Competition 2016
          “Wild Bird Seed” installation
UTDallas Annual Fall Art Festival 2015
          3 pieces from “Reclaimed” series
          Pairing of found-object sculpture and a Mixed Media painting
          Found Object Sculpture (Face)
         “Guitar” Sculpture in plastic

Private Collections
In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom