{"id":14997,"date":"2026-07-24T12:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=14997"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:15:07","slug":"allen-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/allen-ford","title":{"rendered":"Allen Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Andty Warhal<\/em>
48″x24″; advertising posters on wood panel; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Allen Ford
Point Claire, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collage, for me, is a way of working and a way of seeing. My background as a creative director and designer taught me how to control meaning. My art, though, allows me to let go of the narrative. I don\u2019t aim for clarity. I\u2019m drawn to the tension between communication and erasure\u2014between the message that was once there and the new expression pushing through. What\u2019s visible matters. But often, what isn\u2019t seen matters just as much. Often, the power is in the missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tear posters from construction hoardings and city walls\u2014ads meant to be seen and that will be forgotten. Once removed, they become something else: torn layers, broken letterforms, partial images. These fragments weren\u2019t designed to be art, but they carry a history of intention. I collect, edit, and layer them\u2014not to preserve what they were, but to discover what they might become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process is intuitive. Pieces fall to the studio floor, and sometimes that\u2019s where the composition begins. A shape, a torn edge, or a slash of color might call something into place. There\u2019s instinct and chance in the way I work, but also deliberation. Each layer, each juxtaposition, invites reinterpretation\u2014not resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My work is an invitation to you, the viewer. Nothing is fully told. Each piece leaves space for curiosity, memory, and response. Meaning isn\u2019t delivered\u2014it\u2019s assembled, suggested, teased. It\u2019s up to you to complete the fragments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen Ford is a collage artist in Montreal, Canada, where he works as a creative director and designer. Allen has participated in shows in Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMAIL<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bird 1<\/em>
36″x24″; advertising posters on wood panel; 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Frida<\/em>
24″x24″; advertising posters on wood panel; 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Her<\/em>
24″x18″; advertising posters on wood panel; 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Walk On<\/em>
36″x24″; advertising posters on wood panel; 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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