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Anjo Haase (b. 1971)

 

Anjo Haase was born in 1971 in Hanover, Germany.

 

Largely self-taught artist Anjo Haase has been drawing cartoons for over 20 years and has been particularly inspired by the cartoonist Kriki’s collage-like stile.

 

Anjo Haase’s style is to integrate into his works photos and old masters from Dürer to Caspar David Friedrich.

 

In 2004 Anjo Haase got onto the 5th place in the cartoon contest "The bottom line agenda". In 2010 he took part in the exhibition "Not for Cyclops", a program as part of the Erlangen Comic Salon. Anjo Haase was nominated for the German Cartoon Prize (publisher Carlsen) and in 2011 he made it onto the 3rd place in the cartoon competition "…until the final whistle".

 

Anjo Haase lives and works in Fürth, Bavaria.

 

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Anjo Haase (b. 1971): VERTREIBUNG AUS DEM PARADIES (EXPULSION FROM PARADISE), 2012, Manual screen printing, 28,5 x 41 cm

 

A present from Anjo Haase to J. & R. Hammond on the occasion of his solo show ANJO VS. DÜRER UND DIE ANDEREN GROSSEN MEISTER (ANJO VERSUS DÜRER AND THE OTHER GREAT MASTERS) at the Sparkasse Fürth in 2012.