David Wightman (born in Stockport, Greater Manchester 1980) is an English painter known for his abstract and landscape acrylic paintings using collaged wallpaper.
[1] The art critic Tabish Khan has said that Wightman has "invented a unique way of creating paintings using collaged wallpaper".
[6] In 2009, he showed a large site-specific painting: Behemoth at Cornerhouse, Manchester (2009)[7] and went on to exhibit with Sumarria Lunn Gallery at The Hempel, London (2010).
[11] Cherie Federico, editor of Aesthetica magazine has said: "You must spend time with Wightman’s paintings; on the surface they are beautiful and intricate, but like the layers they are made from, there is so much depth to his works".
The intricate collaged wallpaper and unusual colour choices are compelling: they function as abstract compositions as well as imaginary vistas.