Oliver Thie
Studio View
Work on Topographie des Übersehenen, 2021-2022
Work on Topographie des Übersehenen, 2021-2022

untitled (Schattenfänger-Methode)
2018, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, 29,5 x 21 cm
2018, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, 29,5 x 21 cm

Das Verb lühen, in Großbuchstaben
2020, Watercolor, acrylic, paper, 50,7 x 48,8 cm
2020, Watercolor, acrylic, paper, 50,7 x 48,8 cm

Honigkamm, physisch
2022, Chalk, pencil, paper, 40 x 21 cm
2022, Chalk, pencil, paper, 40 x 21 cm

Fragmente einer entgötterten Natur (Kaufland)
2022, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, stained wood slabs, 115 x 95 cm, Photo: Eric Tschernow
2022, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, stained wood slabs, 115 x 95 cm, Photo: Eric Tschernow

Das Verb Lühen, Liste 1
2020, Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm
2020, Watercolor on paper, 56 x 76 cm

untitled, Series: Lühende
2020-2023, Shadowprojection, Installation View SCHWARZRAUM / GELBZEIT, Showroom Galerie Georg Nothelfer, Photo: Gernot Seeliger
2020-2023, Shadowprojection, Installation View SCHWARZRAUM / GELBZEIT, Showroom Galerie Georg Nothelfer, Photo: Gernot Seeliger

Topographie des Übersehenen
2021-2022, Pencil, transparent polyester drawing foil in front of black wall, four panels, 250 x 366 cm
2021-2022, Pencil, transparent polyester drawing foil in front of black wall, four panels, 250 x 366 cm

untitled, Series: Die
2019, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, 29,5 x 21 cm (SOLD)
2019, Soot, shellac, glassine paper, 29,5 x 21 cm (SOLD)

Topographie des Übersehenen
2021-22, white coloured pencil on transparent polyester foil in front of black wall, four panels, total 250 x 366 cm. Installation view HAUNT, Berlin, Photo: Eric Tschernow
2021-22, white coloured pencil on transparent polyester foil in front of black wall, four panels, total 250 x 366 cm. Installation view HAUNT, Berlin, Photo: Eric Tschernow

Biography
1983 born in Berlin
2012 Diploma Weißensee School of Art, Berlin
2014-2016 Oliarus polyphemus - Drawing expeditions in the microcosm, public drawing lab and exhibition, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
2014 Project funding, German Society for General and Applied Entomology
2015 master’s degree at the Weißensee School of Art with Prof. Nanne Meyer
2016 DAAD-grant, fellowship in the USA
2018-2019 Lectureship Kunsthochschule Weißensee
2018 Research Fellow Cluster of Excellence Image Knowledge Design, Humboldt University Berlin
2020 Solo exhibition The Truth about the Origin of the World, Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin
Theater, Berlin
2022 Groupshow Gulliver´s Sketchbook im KAI10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf
2022 Solo exhibition Mapping the Invisible at Haunt, Berlin
2023 Solo exhibition Schwarzraum / Gelbzeit, Gallery Georg Nothelfer, Berlin
Lives and works in Berlin
Oliver Thie is dedicated to the possibilities of drawing. He moves in a broad spectrum from sketchy, gestural abbreviations to the most detailed expressions. His central concern is to explore natural phenomena and perceptual experiences through various modes of representation. Thie expands the classical means of drawing with his own materials and methods, which allow him to access his respective subject. For example, he transfers shadow projections into self-produced soot coatings or approaches the microcosm with the help of optical instruments. Thie's "Drawing Research" aims to gain insights by aesthetic means. In long-term projects he cooperates with scientists and takes up scientific research questions with artistic strategies in order to confront them with alternative points of view.
2012 Diploma Weißensee School of Art, Berlin
2014-2016 Oliarus polyphemus - Drawing expeditions in the microcosm, public drawing lab and exhibition, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
2014 Project funding, German Society for General and Applied Entomology
2015 master’s degree at the Weißensee School of Art with Prof. Nanne Meyer
2016 DAAD-grant, fellowship in the USA
2018-2019 Lectureship Kunsthochschule Weißensee
2018 Research Fellow Cluster of Excellence Image Knowledge Design, Humboldt University Berlin
2020 Solo exhibition The Truth about the Origin of the World, Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin
Theater, Berlin
2022 Groupshow Gulliver´s Sketchbook im KAI10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf
2022 Solo exhibition Mapping the Invisible at Haunt, Berlin
2023 Solo exhibition Schwarzraum / Gelbzeit, Gallery Georg Nothelfer, Berlin
Lives and works in Berlin
Oliver Thie is dedicated to the possibilities of drawing. He moves in a broad spectrum from sketchy, gestural abbreviations to the most detailed expressions. His central concern is to explore natural phenomena and perceptual experiences through various modes of representation. Thie expands the classical means of drawing with his own materials and methods, which allow him to access his respective subject. For example, he transfers shadow projections into self-produced soot coatings or approaches the microcosm with the help of optical instruments. Thie's "Drawing Research" aims to gain insights by aesthetic means. In long-term projects he cooperates with scientists and takes up scientific research questions with artistic strategies in order to confront them with alternative points of view.