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The word "Synthesis" is an appropriate title for the latest body of work from David French, opening his seventh solo exhibit at the Linda Hodges Gallery. Appropriate because, on the most basic level, French's sculpture involves the synthesis of working with carved wood and paint to create something new. The artist doesn't necessarily plan how parts will fit together, how they'll relate, or how the object will take shape, instead, French often starts by creating a number of elements, and through play and trial and error these elements begin to take shape. As the work evolves, French discovers the character, coherence, and balance that breathes life into each piece.
"I believe a work of art doesn't have power unless it contains its own character. It goes far beyond the materials it took to make it. I want to create something that is spectacular in both its ordinariness and its extraordinariness, in its familiarity and its unfamiliarity." For French, the meaning in his work is infused in ways that are subtle and not dictated. Through vaguely recognizable forms, the artist wants to engage viewers to interpret and to find their own meaning, according to what they bring to the work. In this way, the artist creates work that points toward questions rather than answers.





David French
Beacon
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
15" x 4" x 4"
SOLD




David French
Cycle
2011
(set of three)
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
20" x 4" x 4"
$1200.





David French
Demarcation
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
16" x 10" x 6"
$1,100.






David French
Meditation
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
48" x 15" x 4"
SOLD






David French
Nocturne
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
20" x 8" x 4"
SOLD






David French
Omen
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
8" x 6.5" x 2"
$800.






David French
Prelude
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
14" x 18" x 8"
$2,400.






David French
Observance
2011
Mixed Media on Carved Wood
9" x 22" x 5"
$1,800.





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