David Weishaar

David Weishaar

BornNationalityBased In
1987N/ALausanne
Biography

Favouring the portrait genre as his main means of expression, David Weishaar chooses his models from among people with whom he has a strong relationship, either of friendship or of admiration for their activism or commitment. In short, it is a matter of group, of entourage, of chosen family. So he takes his characters into nocturnal worlds referenced from fantasy, mainstream, vampire or witch stories. These dreamlike and symbolic environments are conducive to the exploration of bodies, genders and desires. Through his pictorial work, David Weishaar attempts to deconstruct and make visible the relationship to plural identities. ...

Selected Artworks
The Knight of the Flowers
David Weishaar
The Knight of the Flowers, 2024
120 x 90cm
There Should Have Been Roses #1
David Weishaar
There Should Have Been Roses #1, 2024
50 x 40cm
There Should Have Been Roses #2
David Weishaar
There Should Have Been Roses #2, 2024
50 x 40cm
We Met at the Cemetery Gates
David Weishaar
We Met at the Cemetery Gates, 2024
80 x 60cm
Heart-thieving Crow
David Weishaar
Heart-thieving Crow, 2024
80 x 60cm
A Faint Mist to Fly By
David Weishaar
A Faint Mist to Fly By, 2024
60 x 50cm
Night Spell
David Weishaar
Night Spell, 2024
50 x 40cm
The Feast (Day)
David Weishaar
The Feast (Day), 2024
70 x 60cm
Around the Flower Moon
David Weishaar
Around the Flower Moon, 2024
70 x 60cm
Lucy's Vision
David Weishaar
Lucy's Vision, 2024
80 x 50cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Swiss Art Awards2020
Swiss Art Awards2020
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