Chris Wishart, born in 1975 in a satellite town near Glasgow, grew up by the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. His formative years, marked by the Thatcher era and the tensions of the late Cold War, —elements that influenced his creative outlook.
Now based in Basel, Switzerland, Chris studied Art and Visual Communication in Glasgow and Edinburgh, earning an honours degree. His practice remains rooted in tactile, material processes, valuing physical interaction over digital methods—despite his engagement with digital technologies. His work explores the value and entropy of all forms of information, blending analogue and digital influences through experimental layouts and mark-making. This approach highlights the sensory act of creation as a way for him to engage with the fleeting, saturating flow of information in daily life. By grounding his process in the physical world, Chris bridges the lasting impact of traditional techniques with the impermanence of contemporary digital media.
Chris Wishart, born in 1975 in a satellite town near Glasgow, grew up by the northern frontier of the Roman Empire. His formative years, marked by the Thatcher era and the tensions of the late Cold War, —elements that influenced his creative outlook.
Now based in Basel, Switzerland, Chris studied Art and Visual Communication in Glasgow and Edinburgh, earning an honours degree. His practice remains rooted in tactile, material processes, valuing physical interaction over digital methods—despite his engagement with digital technologies. His work explores the value and entropy of all forms of information, blending analogue and digital influences through experimental layouts and mark-making. This approach highlights the sensory act of creation as a way for him to engage with the fleeting, saturating flow of information in daily life. By grounding his process in the physical world, Chris bridges the lasting impact of traditional techniques with the impermanence of contemporary digital media.
Based in Basel, Switzerland, Chris’ academic journey in the arts began in Glasgow and continued in Edinburgh, where he earned an honours degree from the School of Visual Communication. His artistic practice is deeply rooted in the tactile traditions of the arts, valuing the physical interaction with materials over digital methods. Despite his advocacy of digital technologies in art, Chris’ creative process remains firmly anchored in the analogue world.
A lifelong practitioner of Art, Chris Wishart was born in west central Scotland in 1975, relocating to north west Switzerland in 2009. Formally educated at the Glasgow School of Art and in Edinburgh where he graduated from the visual communication faculty at Edinburgh College of Art. Working principally on canvas, his primary passion is the creation of mixed media artworks, drawing inspiration from philosophical exploration and empirical observation.
Selected mixed media works on canvas, recycled boards, responsibly sourced paper stock and found materials. Exploratory collage/décollage and experimental three-dimensional pieces produced using a variety of media including acrylics, ink, felt-tipped pens, pencil, photo-transfer, wood, rubber and plastics.
Selected works on canvas, recycled boards, responsibly sourced paper stock and found materials. Exploratory collage/décollage and experimental three-dimensional pieces produced using a variety of media including acrylics, ink, felt-tipped pens, pencil, photo-transfer, wood, rubber and plastics.
Selected works on canvas, recycled boards, responsibly sourced paper stock and found materials. Exploratory collage/décollage and experimental three-dimensional pieces produced using a variety of media including acrylics, ink, felt-tipped pens, pencil, photo-transfer, wood, rubber and plastics.
Works created using a variety of digital media. Featuring snapshot and glitch photography, glitch portraits, scans and imagery created using apps and video.
Digital works produced using an Android mobile smartphone. Featuring snapshot and glitch photography, mobile application works and video.
Lost Connection began with a simple interruption—a dropped signal and the calm voice saying: ‘Lost connection.’ It felt like the perfect title, capturing not just
Somewhere to Land captures the moment just after upheaval—when the violence or pain of change has passed, and the remnants begin to descend. It’s the
Aaron. New portrait added to Passengers. Click here to view #portrait #passengers #canvas #visualcommunication #analog #digital #art #artist #collage #decollage #canvas #mixedmedia #drawing #painting #photography
Lost Connection began with a simple interruption—a dropped signal and the calm voice saying: ‘Lost connection.’ It felt like
Somewhere to Land captures the moment just after upheaval—when the violence or pain of change has passed, and the
Aaron. New portrait added to Passengers. Click here to view #portrait #passengers #canvas #visualcommunication #analog #digital #art #artist #collage
Untitled ( The Parallax View )
Untitled ( The Parallax View ) began during a time of profound uncertainty. The canvas was, at first, a
Same shovel, different shit. Removing surfaces of a few canvases in the bath. Carefully as possible so as not to
The Gulf Between Us and Them. That whole geopolitics, the worlds gone mad thing.
Salvaged paper matter from the stripped canvas. Putting a ninety-odd year old radiator to good use. Heat the place it
Digital works produced using an Android mobile smartphone. Featuring snapshot and glitch photography, mobile application works and video.
Lost Connection began with a simple interruption—a dropped signal and the calm voice saying: ‘Lost connection.’ It felt like
Somewhere to Land captures the moment just after upheaval—when the violence or pain of change has passed, and the
Aaron. New portrait added to Passengers. Click here to view #portrait #passengers #canvas #visualcommunication #analog #digital #art #artist #collage
Untitled ( The Parallax View )
Untitled ( The Parallax View ) began during a time of profound uncertainty. The canvas was, at first, a
Realtime-ish stream of works in progress, observations, sketches, notes, rants, dreams etc
Realtime-ish stream of works in progress, observations, sketches, notes, rants, dreams etc
