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Chris Wallace

  • P/T Lecturer Product Design Engineering
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Job Title
P/T Lecturer Product Design Engineering
School or Academic Area
School of Fine Art
Email
C.Wallace@gsa.ac.uk
Professional Address
Studio 206 The Briggait 141 Bridgegate Glasgow G1 5HZ
Country
Scotland

Biography

I studied at GSA at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I also gained an MSc in Computer Aided Building Design at Strathclyde University and completed a PhD at Robert Gordon University in 2009.

Generally, my work focuses on understanding ordinary human action as it is embodied in public spaces. How philosophical discourse explains human action and how imagery can be used to describe human action.

In my doctoral work I looked at the role played by human action in participatory art. My aim was to confirm that when analytical, phenomenological and sociological philosophies of action are taken into account, then explanations of participatory art are enhanced.

My visual practice explores various methods that can be used to represent the human figure within a designed world. This currently involves drawing in Indian ink and making small sculptural objects with reclaimed copper and mild steel wire.

Research Interests

Action, Rhythm, Phenomenology, The Body, Temporality

Latest Additions

  1. Wallace, Chris (2021) Passers-By - Greenock Health and Care Centre.
  2. Pizey, Hugh and Wallace, Chris (2015) Rose Hips. Grace and Clark Fyfe Gallery, Bourdon Building, Glasgow School of Art, UK, 7- 12 Nov 2015
  3. Pizey, H. and Wallace, Chris (2009) Gazebo. Gazebo - exhibition and installation
  4. Pizey, H. and Wallace, Chris (2008) Two desk and door commissions for lottery funded art centre developments.
  5. Wallace, Chris (2007) Action and The Open Work. In: Beauty's Appeal. Analecta Husserliana. The Yearbook of Phenomenological Research, XCVII . Springer, Dortrecht, pp. 239-262. ISBN 978-1-4020-6521-7