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| Ben (Director) |
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| Hogart Designs |
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| MXCulture |
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| How long have you been drawing for? |
| I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. Even before I can remember I must have been drawing as I sometimes find drawings I have done as a little kid that I cant recall doing. It has just been something I have enjoyed doing my entire life. |
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| Have you completed any art courses to get where you are now? |
| As I mentioned I have been drawing for ever. But I decided to get my Bachelor of Visual Arts Graphic Design Degree at Uni so that I could work over seas and that I actually had a degree under my belt. That was about the closet thing I could do, as there weren’t all the art courses and modern art schools around that there are today. |
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| How long has Hogart Designs been running? |
| I registered HOGART Designs in 2001. But for the first few years of it I was still at Uni and doing a few other things so I didn’t get right into the business side of things right away. I jus did the occasional custom design and artwork here and there trading under the name. |
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| What is the best part about your job? |
| The best part of my job I guess is the fact that I get to do what I love doing and that people like my work enough that I can continue doing what I love. And that’s drawing. Another awesome thing is it has enabled me to meet some famous people and some of my biggest idols and no I actually do work for them. |
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| What is one thing you canguarantee to your clients? |
| That I will create them original one of pieces of artwork that they will love. And that I’m not happy until they have exactly what they are after. That way they leave loving the work and will remember HOGART designs the next time they want some work done. |
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| Have you had to draw anyone famous? |
| Yes I have had to draw a few famous people I guess you could say. Seth Enslow and Mike Metzger are two big names. I have drawn quite a lot of other famous “Athletes” for Stunt teams, Freestyle, Magazines but yeah Seth and Metz are two names I guess everyone will know right away. |
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| What has been the craziestmoment in life? |
| Hmmmmmm… Well I guess when I got offered the chance to work at FOX in the USA. Then went to Troy Lee and they asked if I had a green card to work there. Hmmmmmm… Or when I went to the Indianapolis Motorcycle show and Metz was there and when I went to meet him he said “ Hey your Ben Hogan, I have been waiting to meet you. Seth and the guys have been talking about your awesome work!” That was pretty crazy. He was someone I looked up to and he had heard about little old me! HAHA |
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| Where would you like to see yourself in a few years from now? |
| In a few years I hope to be running HOGART Designs at a large with more designers and other avenues going on with in the company. I am currently working on a clothing line that will be released as just “HOGART”. So in a few years I hope to have that running smoothly and sponsoring some successful athletes in a range of sports. |
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| We hear you moved here from the USA? |
| Lies… All lies!! HA HA HA Na I am Australian born and bread! I just been going back and fourth between Australia and the USA over the last few years. But I get that a lot. People somehow think I am from the USA. It’s good there, but Australia really is an AMAZING place. |
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| Any last comments? |
| I always said when I was growing up that I would be working with in the motorcycle industry. And I stuck to that goal and I have met some of my biggest idols, and am able to do what I love everyday and make a living doing it. I couldn’t be happier… But I havn’t reached the top yet though. I have more Goals I have yet to achieve. Thanks. |
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