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{ths}
Thomas Schostok
www.ths.nu
hans@ths.nu
Birthplace: Essen, Germany
Residence: Essen, Germany
Connecting cities: Berlin, Germany/Barcelona,
Spain/Oslo, Norway
design, Web design, typography, logos,
and illustration. His passion for fonts and
typefaces led him to create the Cape-
Arcona Foundry along with the designer
Stefan Claudius.
His graphic work, inspired by porn-
ography and street art, has been
reviewed in specialist magazines such
as Computer Arts, New Typographics and
Creative Review. Recently, the Publishing
House Rojo published a monographic
book on his work. He was also the editor
THIS VISUAL ARTIST, born in 1972 and
whose training is decidedly autodidactic,
prefers to avoid the academic tradition
as he considers that the design studio
implies “brainwashing.”
{ths}, also known as Mr. Trash Porn,
worked for German design agencies until
1999 when he established his own studio
and began working on projects for a
variety of clients, both nationally and
internationally. He develops applications
which include art direction, editorial
of the digital magazine Beast, a free
PDF-format publication which featured
design, typography, art, illustration,
photography, and everything that is
linked to creativity.
{ths} does not believe in hate or anger
since his love for the Elvis Presley
and Barry White records, which play
continually while he’s working, make
him nice and happy. {ths} defi nes his
style as trash, urban, warrior, porno,
dirty pop.
Essen, Germany
Barcelona, Spain
Berlin, Germany
Oslo, Norway
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La Trash/Illustration/2008
Lies: The Rules/Digital collage/2008
Brain Rebel/Digital print/2008 Hard Blow/Book/2007
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