Horacio French (Córdoba, 1982)
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
From drawing to Production Design.
Art Direction.
Drawer.
Digital Artist and Animation.
Street Artist.
Movie maker.
Surrealist, fantastic and horror creatures, manifested in different disciplines such as streetart, illustrations, art installations, Art Direction for movies and animations in 2D.
About me
My job consists of designing characters and creating surreal scenarios related to the entertainment industry, cinema and theater.
Most of my activities are teamwork with other professionals.
I started my career at the age of 16, after receiving the First Prize in Art and Design, awarded by the University of Cambridge. Since then, I have participated in exhibitions and artistic activities up to the present, in Argentina and abroad.
I studied History of the Arts at the University of the Argentine Social Museum (Buenos Aires).
I like to communicate a profile of a traveling artist, who draws his sketchbooks, who portrays mundane and fantastic experiences at the same time, and who paints murals where the opportunity presents itself.
Hora French is a visual artist born in Córdoba Argentina recognized for the creation of his fictional characters in murals on public roads.
The concept of fantasy and entertainment prevails in his work, which takes the form of paintings, tattoos, stencils, cinematographic sculptures and animations.
His work astonishes the viewer to the point of discomfort.
His talent for drawing and a research process led him to create characters who speak and inquire about how we behave as a society.
Influenced by different artists like Goya, Magritte and Bansky in his beginnings, his disinterested artwork shows his vision of the world from the eyes of a child who has no limits of fantasy and creativity.”
Violeta Frank, VF Projects. Luxemburgo, 2022.
Individuals Exhibitions
· “Ficción” Museo Emilio Caraffa, Córdoba, Argentina. March/June (2018).
· “Animalario” in Plataforma Gallery, August, Córdoba, Argentina (2013).
· “Appetite” in Venus Delicatessen, Barrio Gótico of Barcelona, Spain (2009).
· “Descanso” in Espacio Dalí, Córdoba, Argentina (2006).
Art Direction
· “Reesch”, a circus show directed by Sean Mckeown (20 years as Artistic Director and Director of Creation for the World Famous Cirque du Soleil) and produced by Violeta Frank (VF Projects), Luxembourg (2022).
· “Animal Moribus”, an award-winning Hollywood film directed by Octavio Revol and produced by Cabustra Arts, Argentina (2017).
· “Grimorio”, an independent film directed by Octavio Revol and produced by Cabustra Arts. (2019).
· “Pampa Round”, a short film directed by Octavio Revol and produced by Cabustra Arts (2014).
Residencies
· “Festival Boreal”, This is Not A Zoo. Tenerife, Islas Canarias, 2019.
· “No hablo del fuego”, curated by Anibal Buede, Museo Spilimbergo, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina, 2015.
· “Hola”, private commissioned, painting walls during a month at the Hotel Marigna, Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain, 2014.
· “Bosque-jo”, performance that took place for a month at the Museum E. Caraffa, curated by mass-media. Córdoba, Argentina, 2013.
· Muralistas Latinoamericanos, coordinated by Difusa Fronteira, painting walls during a month in Sesc Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil, 2013.
· Paris Dakar, coordinated by Nueva Tribu, painting sets on the 9 tents of the rally in different places of Argentina, 2009.
Collective exhibitions
· “My Best friend”, Sansiao Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2020).
· ¨Young artists Córdoba ̈ Contemporary Art Gallery Young Artists. Montmartre, París Francia (2019).
· ¨Afuera¨ Munar Arte Space, Contemporary Art Gallery The White Lodge, Buenos Aires Argentina (2019).
· “Arquitecturas”, Nodo 940 Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina (2016).
· “Somos Nosotros”, Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta, Argentina (2016).
· “Bestiario” Dinámica Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014).
· “Animalpedia/Faunolario”, Kosovo Gallery with João Lelo (Sao Paulo), Córdoba, Argentina (2014).
· “Espacios Públicos” El Gran Vidrio Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina (2012).
· “Procesos” La Paz Gallery, Recoleta, Buenos Aires. (2012).
· “Nat Dance” Tienda Fuencarral, Córdoba. (2012).
· Muestra Internacional AFUERA! coordinated by Cultural Center of España Córdoba, curated by Gerardo Mosquera (Cuba) and Rodrigo Alonso (Arg). (2010).
· “Humor de la Calle” Pasaje 17 gallery, curated by Dolores Casares, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2009).
Direction in movies:
· “Fiction” and “The Dancerpig dream” are two short films written, directed and animated by
· Hora French, linked to the exhibition at the Provincial Museum E. Caraffa at Cordoba city Argentina, 2018.
· “El Gigante Polar”. The Polar Giant is a fictional documentary short film directed by Hora French and performed by Florencia Decall, The story is about the environmental impact in Antarctica, and the film was shot in Ushuaia, the southest city of the world, in 2019.
Illustration:
· ”Pampa Round”, graphic novel written by Octavio Revol and drawn by Hora French. (2023).
· «Fiction 2», graphic novel created by Hora French (2023).
· «The Polar Giant», a book illustrated by Hora French and written by Florencia Decall (2023).
Press / Publications
http://ficcion2018.com/ In this blog there is a list of links to interviews in newspapers and magazines, about the life and work of the artist.
Recent:
https://ejapo.cancilleria.gob.ar/es/muestra-de-hora-french-en-sansiao-gallery
Present
He currently resides in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. His interest is in digital works of NFT (crypto) format and in illustration of comics and novels.
