Chris Wehrmann was born in Münsterland/Dorsten and he grew up in the Ruhr region in Gelsenkirchen. He inherited his talent for drawing and painting from his grandmother.
At the age of 18, he won the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/German TV channel) Youth Painting Competition and travelled with other winners for three weeks across The People’s Republic of China. At the same time, he started gaining practical experiences in the theatre, dance (classical ballet and modern dance) and choreography.
After completing his training as a Graphic Designer and gaining experiences in various advertising agencies, he now manages his own conceptual design office in Kaarst.
At the age of 18, he won the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/German TV channel) Youth Painting Competition and travelled with other winners for three weeks across The People’s Republic of China. At the same time, he started gaining practical experiences in the theatre, dance (classical ballet and modern dance) and choreography.
After completing his training as a Graphic Designer and gaining experiences in various advertising agencies, he now manages his own conceptual design office in Kaarst.
In his works, Chris forms a clear interest in figurative depiction: the diversity of nature in all its facets, the human form in motion and interaction, the impact of light and shadow, lay a strong emphasis in his work.
His collages - be it digital or analogue - form another important aspect of his creative work. They follow, in general, the same visual idea as his paintings. Here, it is the process of collecting and perusing, of combining and sectioning, of mixing colours, textures and forms that form the result: to create something new from already existing material, to transform it and give it a new meaning, to reflect the issues of contemporary life – be it on a grand scale or very personal.
From 2012 on, he participated in various solo and group exhibitions, taking his work through various galleries and exhibitions in Germany, the Netherlands and Paris, France.
Chris Wehrmann is a member of BBK Bundesverband Bildender Künstler e.V. (Federal Association of Artists in the Fine Arts).
He lives and works in Kaarst near Düsseldorf.
Contact: mail@chriswehrmann.de
