Will French’s multi-disciplinary practice carries a common thread of a wry humour and playfulness. Addressing the personal, popular and political his work spans traditional, mechanical and conceptual manifestations. He often utilises accessible objects and amplifies their reading through a slight tweak or blatant upending.
French was born in Melbourne and spent his childhood in Korea and Indonesia. He completed a Masters of Visual Art at Sydney College of the Arts in 2005 and was the 2008 recipient of the Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Artist Travel Scholarship. He has twice been a finalist of the Helen Lempriere NSW Travelling Arts Scholarship, was the recipient of the 2009 Westpac Redlands Emerging Artist Prize and was a finalist in the 2015 John Fries Award.
Image credits:
Knot Set on Stone. 2014
Please Turn Over, Please. 2014
Terrazzo and Brass
All 2015
Bronze
This Will Never Last 2014
Documentation of Performance. Vapour and Skywriting.
Photo: Dara Gill
All images courtesy the artist