Art 02/11/2008
HARD BLOW
Thomas from ths.nu is one of my favorite designers. He first came to my attention when he was doing his PDF magazine BEAST. His work is a mixture of illustration, cut and paste photography, Carson-ish typography, and some crazy sexual images, that all come together in a beautiful mess.
He used to sell his 1 of a kind “gluebooks” on the site, I never bought one, and now regret it because I don’t think he’s making them anymore. He’s become a hot commodity in the design world, and I think he’s mostly just doing big money work for big money clients now.
But, the next best thing (and more affordable) is Thomas’ new limited edition monograph for Rojo Books. It’s 240 pages, 110mm x 150mm, and covers his last 7 years of work.
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Description from Rojo Books:
Forget all about the hardcore you hide under your bed or your cabinet (under your socks?). This little gem makes everything you hide look like as harmless as a children’s birthday party. Hard Blow, the perfect mix between a good job and good graphics, and tagged as inappropriate content for children under 18.
The first monograph about {ths} work contains the “Gluebook” years, his kinky artworks and the vision of a colorful city full of trash. It covers the last 7 years of this kind of work and it seems sometimes the proof of mental illness.
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