Thomas Fuchs (born January 27, 1969, in

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, West Germany) is an

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. Fuchs studied graphic design and illustration with the illustrious

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at the

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. After completing his studies with an MFA in '97, he moved to New York in November of the same year. His work has appeared in most publications in the US, including ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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''. He's a regular contributor to ''

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'' in Germany. He has worked on numerous projects in design and advertising, for clients as varied as Landor, Enterprise IG, Hasbro and SpotCo. His work has received numerous awards from

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(Gold Medal), American Illustration, SPD, Print, the

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and Germany (of which he is a member) among others. Apart from his commercial work, he regularly creates image series as visual commentaries in response to political and societal tendencies. In 2004 he released GOP 100: Deconstructing Dumbo, 100 reinterpretations of the GOP logo with fellow designer Felix Sockwell. He frequently lectures at art schools such as the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart and holds illustration workshops for various institutions like the Art Directors Club of Germany After fifteen years in

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, Fuchs moved to

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in 2012 where he currently lives and works.

Awards

(Gold Medal, Advertising and Institutional Category) *American Illustration *

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*Print *SPD (Silver Medal) *

*The Art Directors Club Germany *SND (Silver Medal)

Books

* (2004) GOP 100: Deconstructing Dumbo (with Felix Sockwell) * (2007) Illustration Now! (Taschen, Germany) * (2012) Luerzer's 200 Best Illustrators 11/12

Shows

*(2006) Gallery Nine, New York Times Building, New York, NY *(2009) Hotel De Vil, Stuttgart, Germany
(2012) Kultur 123 Stadt Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim, Germany

References

External links

Thomas Fuchs Official WebsiteThomas Fuchs Facebook Fanpage
* The New York Times, "City Room
"Create Your Own Governor's Portrait"

1969 births Living people German illustrators American illustrators German graphic designers Logo designers {{US-illustrator-stub