James R Ford

James R Ford is a British artist whose practice is engaged with pastimes, pursuits and obsessions. Ford delves into the activities and influences of his childhood as a way of both embarking and staying put. Exploring notions of repetition, boredom and idiocy with a sense of humour and pathos. His body of work consists of projects and investigations based around observations, process and play: ranging from inventing a new home based sport, to covering a Ford Capri in over 4,000 toy cars, to spending countless hours scribbling loops.

Ford produces drawings, animations, assemblage sculpture, installation and film. He also utilises the Internet as a means of creating and displaying ideas and projects. Some of his works are interactive, or involve audience participation through contribution or direct involvement.

James R Ford is an artist living and working in London. He has exhibited internationally and curated his first group show entitled Irregular Pulse in 2008. He has had work commissioned for the permanent collection at the Swedish Museum of Modern Art and has co-written and illustrated the book House Gymnastics.

Exhibitions:
Saturday Matinée: A Retrospective, 2002-2010
Only Boring People Get Bored
The Worst Gift is a Fruitcake: Christmas Sale
Irregular Pulse
Duchamp Played Chess; I Made Cranes
PURE_drawing+illustration

Residencies:
33 things to do before you're 10
Duchamp Played Chess; I Made Cranes

Personal website:
www.jamesrford.com