ABOUT ME
Thorsten is a digital artist and photo designer based in Germany, known for his innovative work in optical illusions and visual storytelling. Thorsten began his career as a portrait and advertising photographer, eventually expanding into the world of digital art.
He has received accolades for his creative achievements, including winning contests such as the 2015 20th Century Fox Talenthouse competition and the 2016 Cannes Lions Talenthouse contest. His official movie poster artworks for films like Overlord (2018), Pet Sematary (2019), and Die Wahre Schönheit (2020) have been widely recognized, with the latter earning Best Movie Poster at the 5th Golden Wheat Awards in 2021.
Thorsten's creativity extends to cardistry, with notable projects like the XQ forty-nine cardistry cards (2020) and the Descendents playing cards (2023–2024), the latter earning a nomination for "Best Cardistry Deck of the Year." His stereogram book, Hidden Worlds - The Autostereogram Book (2024), and his permanent installation at the Illusion Art Museum in Prague highlight his dedication to exploring the boundaries of optical art.
His work continues to evolve, always aiming to challenge perceptions and reveal the unseen beauty in everyday life.
He has received accolades for his creative achievements, including winning contests such as the 2015 20th Century Fox Talenthouse competition and the 2016 Cannes Lions Talenthouse contest. His official movie poster artworks for films like Overlord (2018), Pet Sematary (2019), and Die Wahre Schönheit (2020) have been widely recognized, with the latter earning Best Movie Poster at the 5th Golden Wheat Awards in 2021.
Thorsten's creativity extends to cardistry, with notable projects like the XQ forty-nine cardistry cards (2020) and the Descendents playing cards (2023–2024), the latter earning a nomination for "Best Cardistry Deck of the Year." His stereogram book, Hidden Worlds - The Autostereogram Book (2024), and his permanent installation at the Illusion Art Museum in Prague highlight his dedication to exploring the boundaries of optical art.
His work continues to evolve, always aiming to challenge perceptions and reveal the unseen beauty in everyday life.
2006: Photostudio in Heppenheim. Working as a portrait and advertising photographer.
2010 - today: more than 60,000 sold illustrations and photographs at picture/photo agencies like adobe stock, shutterstock, istock etc.
2015: Prize Winner of the 20th Century Fox / Talenthouse.com Contest "The Peanuts". On display was the artwork at the CineEurope Barcelona Party
2016: Prize Winner of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity / Talenthouse.com Contest
2018: Featured in the book "The Art of Being Bill: Bill Murray and the Many Faces of Awesome"
2018: Official movie poster artwork of the movie "Overlord" produced by J.J.Abrams and published by Paramount Pictures
2019: Official movie poster artwork of the movie "Pet Sematary" based on Stephen King's book published by Paramount Pictures
2020: Official movie poster artwork of the movies "DIE WAHRE SCHÖNHEIT" , "TROLLS WORLD"
2020: XQ forty-nine cardistry cards
2021: Winner Best Movie Poster (Die Wahre Schönheit) at the 5th Golden Wheat Awards.
2023: Descendents playingcards
2024: Descendents playingcards nominated for "Best Cardistry Deck of the year"
2024: "Hidden Worlds - The Autostereogram Book"
2024: Permanent Artist at the Illusion Art Museum in Prague
Today: freelance Digital Artist, Photographer and Designer of Optical Illusions