In 2018, Australian critic John McDonald said of Ken Whisson’s work: ‘(he) takes all the elements of everyday life and rearranges them in oblique compositions in which figures and faces are no more important than plants, animals and inanimate objects.’
What Whisson has contributed to Australian visual art over his 60+ year career has been thoughtful, individual, and has even been described as ‘uncompromising’. He has left us with an incredible legacy of works, and a spirit for making to guide many artists in their journey.