{"id":5321,"date":"2019-10-26T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2019-12-24T11:11:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T16:11:50","slug":"jim-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/jim-ford","title":{"rendered":"Jim Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Lover’s Holiday<\/em>
60″x48″; acrylic, fabric, collage on canvas; 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jim Ford
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Art is a vehicle that affords us adventure\nand wonder. Each piece is an opportunity to express concepts in a new way as we\nlearn and evolve. In my work, I strive to master the art of storytelling in my\nown visual language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My art is largely collage-based, though I have a background in drawing and design. Juxtaposing passages of paint, collage and assemblage, I tend to blur the lines between mediums so that the elements are working in unison. My work challenges the viewer to form their own personal analysis, decoding clues while exploring personal emotional and symbolic associations. Fueled by music, inside jokes and observations about modern life, the work tends to take on a humorous attitude with quirky titles and unusual subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A progression connects my pieces, which\ngraduate from one \u201cseed\u201d to another, working to create a rhythm, momentum and \u2013\nultimately, a distinct abstract language. My work is, at times, a rebellion or\nreaction to our time and place; and other times embracing the human experience.\nEach piece is vastly different from the last, and while I employ a number of\nstyles and techniques \u2013 my work is perhaps best defined by its compositional\nstyle and quality of energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m interested in evolving my work into\nsculptural forms and experimenting with installation and space. Building upon\nthe themes that define my work, I am always seeking new and different ways to\nremix materials and propel my creative vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Jim Ford is a painter, collage artist and designer based in Milwaukee. Ford works in contemporary abstraction, making collage paintings with subtle notes of humor, history, culture and spirituality. Working in series, he has developed a few signatures in paper collage. Ford\u2019s latest collage work is informed by years of experience in shaping letterforms and cutting images, although the connection may not be obvious. Read more about Ford\u2019s work in Kolaj Magazine<\/em> #26, where his work Jack & Jane Do It All Right<\/em> was featured on the cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[click to email<\/a>]
mrjimford.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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In Memory of the Night<\/em>
24″x24″; acrylic, collage and transfers on canvas; 2017 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Infinite Loop<\/em> from the “One Sheet Wonders” series
8″x10″; collage on paper; 2017 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Conch<\/em>
24″x24″; acrylic and collage on wood; 2018 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orbit<\/em>
48″x72″; acrylic, collage and objects on canvas; 2018 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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