James Robert Ford
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James R Ford is a contemporary British mixed media and installation art
ist.
(a domestic version of Le Parkour), Feecal the little chocolate starfish ("toilet humour" style cartoon characters and narratives), General Carbuncle (a British version of the General Lee, using thousands of toy cars) and Six Degrees of Smoking (tracking the lives of lost lighters). Ford studied at Nottingham Trent University
and Goldsmiths, University of London.
Ford's most well known artwork is House Gymnastics which used mass media to generate and distribute artwork. Ford's work is often based around social interaction and include elements of game play, participation, communication and humour, and is recognisable in form by its heavy use of the internet as a means of creating, displaying and promoting artworks. Ford co-wrote and illustrated the book House Gymnastics and has had work commissioned for the Swedish Museum of Modern Art.
Ford also produces drawings, animations, assemblage sculpture, installation and film. Ford creates websites to accompany his larger projects, which often require involvement contribution/collaboration with the public to create the work. His interactive animations and puzzles, displayed in the gallery setting or online.
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
ist.
Work
Ford's projects include House GymnasticsHouse Gymnastics
House Gymnastics is a sport created by James Robert Ford and Spencer Harrison.This fitness regime is akin to an indoor version of Parkour or an internet based, Fluxus "happening", which encourages maximum audience participation. The participant uses their surroundings in their house as apparatus...
(a domestic version of Le Parkour), Feecal the little chocolate starfish ("toilet humour" style cartoon characters and narratives), General Carbuncle (a British version of the General Lee, using thousands of toy cars) and Six Degrees of Smoking (tracking the lives of lost lighters). Ford studied at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
and Goldsmiths, University of London.
Ford's most well known artwork is House Gymnastics which used mass media to generate and distribute artwork. Ford's work is often based around social interaction and include elements of game play, participation, communication and humour, and is recognisable in form by its heavy use of the internet as a means of creating, displaying and promoting artworks. Ford co-wrote and illustrated the book House Gymnastics and has had work commissioned for the Swedish Museum of Modern Art.
Ford also produces drawings, animations, assemblage sculpture, installation and film. Ford creates websites to accompany his larger projects, which often require involvement contribution/collaboration with the public to create the work. His interactive animations and puzzles, displayed in the gallery setting or online.