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HAYAM DK

London UK Emerging Portrait Artist

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From Music to Art

My artist name is HAYAM DK

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Originally from Italy, I have spent my adult life travelling the world, living abroad in different countries such as Sweden, Norway, Egypt, Scotland and England where I am now based. I grew up surrounded by music and art, seeing my dad playing guitar, drawing and painting with oils. From a young age I developed an interest in anything creative: writing songs, acting, writing poems and novels, singing. I just couldn't stop creating, with ideas flowing through my mind at an unstoppable speed.

In my 20's I joined Ancient, a heavy metal band signed by one of the most prominent labels in the field, Metal Blade Records, with whom I have toured all over Europe and recorded a couple of albums. After moving to Sweden in 2004 and fully composing and recording my own album, I then explored the world of acting by starring in a couple of independent film productions, which eventually led me to the U.K. 

In 2020, during those months of home isolation that we all were forced to experience, I finally picked up a pencil and discovered I had a talent for drawing, just like my father!

I started drawing faces of musicians and actors that had an influence on me growing up. Surprised by what I could achieve with my new found drawing skills, I spent entire nights and early mornings teaching myself all I know today, all accompanied by the wonderful music of my youth. A sort of unbearable longing to re-live those wonderful years, with all the emotions and memories that came with growing up and exploring life is what is still pushing me today to portray musicians and actors which I admire and respect to this day.

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