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R. Thies

Purveyor of Subconscious Thought Nog

About Me


My name's Ryan; I make weird art and dabble with animation. Maybe you have seen my stuff somewhere. Maybe not:

"Cocktator" pen/colored pencil; 2004
As you may already surmise, my work is sorta like if Salvador Dali inseminated Dr. Seuss and the embryo was subsequently implanted into Andy Warhol's womb. Once birthed, this supernatural post-fetal art being was then placed in the foster care of Robert Crumb and M.C. Escher, only to grow up on a steady diet of cartoons, badger milk, and soft-core pornography.
Sometimes I incorporate puns and wordplay into the titles of my work (see above). In fact, I sign my work with "R. Thies" because when pronounced correctly, it sounds like ar-teest. Clever, huh? www.rthies.com
2008 Art Shows

Jan. 18th - Feb. ??th: Jupiter House; Denton TX
Jan. 20th - Mar. 2nd: Cartoonism solo show; Banter; Denton TX
Feb. 29th: Ultra Arts Mix; Center for Visual Arts; Denton TX
Mar. 15th - Apr. 13th: 50/50 group show; Soda Gallery; Dallas TX
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Curious about where I've shown my work before? Then check out the Exhibit Archive on my website for a complete list of shows, dating back to my first public exhibit in 2002.
btw, I tweaked my cyber nipples with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests



"Sex Afeel" pen/colored pencil; 2005

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
rthies.etsy.com

I'd like to meet:


Anyone who is supportive of art in its various forms, visual or otherwise. And people who have a good sense of humor...
I'd also like to network with other artists...you know, the kind that prefer solidarity over competition. It's art, not sports, people.

Music:


Check out my slapstick music/performance art project:

Movies:


Stuff like this:

Television:


Cartoons

Books:


Pretty much anything about science:

Quantum physics:

Heroes:



My Blog

first art exhibit of 2008

Well, I've got a bunch of my artwork up at Banter in Denton right now.....37 pieces to be exact. So if you live in the area and get a chance, you should check it out. It's fun stuff:As the above flyer...
Posted by R. Thies on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:40:00 PST

4 new artworks

Over the last month or so, I've been juggling a few small paintings and they are now ready for your viewing pleasure. These are actually some of the first pieces that I have done entirely with acrylic...
Posted by R. Thies on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:47:00 PST

Seeking shows in the northwest

So it looks like I'll be visiting some friends in the northwest during the third week of March; I'm hoping to find a venue willing to coordinate a show while I am in that region. Like a one-night-only...
Posted by R. Thies on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:26:00 PST

Best video ever

After three days/several hours of excessive editing, nit-picking, and perfectionizing, I have finished producing what may be the best video ever. Sure, I am a little biasedbecause I made the video, an...
Posted by R. Thies on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:41:00 PST

"Diarrhea Diaries" back on the internet

I recently stumbled upon a neato animation site (aniboom.com) that appears to be more permissive of mature content; so for those all of you who missed "Diarrhea Diaries" during its brief stay on YouTu...
Posted by R. Thies on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:19:00 PST

"Dentally Retarded" Comic Strip

I've been sitting on this sequential art nugget for about five months now...I drew this back in July:I've never been very confident in my ability to crank out comic strip-worthy material, but I think ...
Posted by R. Thies on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:09:00 PST

a few things

Interesting GlitchYou might remember my animated fartoon "Diarrhea Diaries" and how YouTube deleted the video about a month after I posted it. I had the fartoon on MySpace briefly, but deleted it myse...
Posted by R. Thies on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:33:00 PST

Mall-O-Ween 07

I know Halloween was a couple of weeks ago, but I just now found the time to post a blog about it. Here we go:After making a Stubberfoam appearance on UNT campus, frolicking around the Denton square, ...
Posted by R. Thies on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:41:00 PST

"The Art of Living Gallery" TV Series

Last December I was filmed by AMS Production Group for a television series called "The Art of Living Gallery". The series focuses on the 'fascinating healing effects stimulated by the creative process...
Posted by R. Thies on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST

delicious irony

Once upon a time, there was this artist dude. He was kind of cool and drew weird things. One day, he hooked up with this equally cool artist chick, and the two were smitten. But there was a problem: h...
Posted by R. Thies on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:28:00 PST