About
Wonky Studio comprises the visual universe of Balthasar Bosshard, who works in the fields of illustration, art and design. He works in the heart of Winterthur in his studio as a freelance illustrator and realizes exhibitions and projects as a visual artist. As a poster artist he prints most of the poster designs as silkscreens by hand and has worked with bands such as Les Claypool, The Melvins, Mudhoney, Unsane among many others. Limited edition and hand printed posters can be found in the Store.
Services
Custom Illustrations | Gig Posters | Poster on Comission | Packaging Design | Identity & Branding | Murals | Screenprint
Please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail for inquiries or any questions.
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Contact
Wonky Studio
Balthasar Bosshard
Hermannstrasse 11a
Winterthur, Switzerland
E-Mail (studio@wonky.ch)
Social Media
Exhibitions
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May 2024 / Busy Hands Festival | Leipzig (DE)
June 2024 / Wonky Garage (Solo) | Garage Schaffhausen
Past
2023 / Flatstock 89 | Reeperbahn Festival | Hamburg (DE)
2023 / International Gig Poster show | Vienna (AT)
2022 / FILLER | FESTIVAL | BERGAMO (IT)
2022 / MICROSIPHON | FESTIVAL | MULHOUSE (FR)
2022 / OUT THE MUD (SOLO) | GALLERY DAEPPEN | BASEL
2022 / FUMETTO COMIC FESTIVAL (SATELLIT) | COSMIC LURK | LUCERNE
2022 / SCREENPRINTING (GROUP EXH.) AT GALLERY DAEPPEN BASEL
2021 / COMICFEST | Hirscheneck | BASEL
2021 / *COSMIC LURK* BOOK LAUNCH / EXHIBITION | LIBRAIRIE LE TIGRE | STRASBOURG (FR)
2021 / ORIGINAL COPY (SOLO) | GALERIE IM RATHAUSDURCHGANG | WINTERTHUR
2019 / *JAUNE IRONIE* COLLECTIV ART-BOOK RELEASE | GALLERY E2/STERPUT | BRUSSELS (Bel)
2019 / LTD. EDITION | CRITERION FESTIVAL | ZURICH
2018 / Pictoria Volume.2 | The best contemporary illustrators worldwide | publication
2018 / POSTERS & PRINTS (SOLO) | ERLESEN | BERN
2018 / GRAFIK 18 | ZURICH (Wildcard)
2018 / FUMETTO COMIC FESTIVAL | STREET ART | LUCERNE
2018 / SALON ERIKA, WITH SAMUEL JORDI | WINTERTHUR
2018 / DYNAMOTHEKE, ZURICH
2017 / GRAFIK 17 | ZURICH (Wildcard)
2017 / BILDERVITRINE | ZURICH
2015 / BA DEGREE SHOW | ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN | Scientific Visualization
2013 / FRICTION | GROUP EXHIBITION at PERLA MODE | ZURICH
Awards & Grants
2020 / City of Winterthur | Project Funding - Visual Arts | Cosmic Lurk
2018 / Golden Feather | Coucou Culturemagazine
In the category "The Beautiful Peacock" it is
to be awarded to those who are in the field of
fine arts, photography, design or installation sets
new artistic accents.
Quotes
„Der Illustrator und Künstler Balthasar Bosshard fertigt Bilder der fliessenden Welt – der Kuniyoshi einer munteren Gegenwart. Seine Arbeit trägt das Label Wonky: das wacklige, schiefe, aus dem Takt und in die bunte Bredouille geratene Schauspiel, eine visuelle Herzrhythmusstörung, ein Gepurzel stilisierter Gestalt, die da unbändig und unanständig tropft, spritzt, raucht und strahlt. Als visueller Vodoopriester ist Bosshard der Erfinder des zeitgenössischen Totempfahls zum Aufhängen und ein wunderlicher Sammler von Augäpfeln. Und nicht zuletzt ist er als glühender Verehrer des Siebdrucks ein getriebener Handwerker, dessen Ansprüche hochwertige Druckwerke von bizarrem Charme in die Welt setzen.“
Galerie im Rathausdurchgang / M. Lüscher
*If you need to imagine how alien’s wonderland looks like, he's definitely got the style for it.*
LTD-Edition | 2019
*Dark motifs colorfully illustrated: skulls, organs or monster-like creatures
are often part of his illustrations.* (...) His style is *sick and lovely*.
With these words a fan characterized the works of art".
Newspaper Züriost 2017
Foto: Julia Goetz (Tokyo)