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"Aging Man With Guitar" (2018) acrylic painted paper collage with rope on canvas, framed. Art is 36x48 = 38x50 with frame. This piece is part of a set of 6 coordinated works, each conceptually different but similar in style and appearance. "Aging Man With Guitar" is about the middle-aged man, the worker, the father who has a song in his heart. We all know someone who is profoundly driven by playing music, and they never put down their axe as long as they can hold it. This picture is about that guy. Stylistically the picture carries notes of early Modern works by Gustav Klimt and Picasso. --------------------------------------------- A FEW NOTES ABOUT MY ART: What you see is what you get. I take great care to get clear and color-correct photographs of my work, but it always looks better in person. Please see additional images for detail shots, art in context, etc. Dimensions reflect the size of the art itself. All of my smaller paintings on wood include a frame (custom or artist-made) and ready to hang, unless requested otherwise. Some works on canvas include a frame, but most of them do not require it - usually I will continue the painting around the edges. If you have questions or concerns about framing, please ask me for more options. I’m more than happy to accommodate. All of my work is made with archival quality techniques and materials, and each gets a nice coat of varnish when they’re finished (usually matte). My smaller paintings are on 1/2” birch or oak hardwood boards, and gallery-wrapped canvases for larger work. Everything is made for permanence, so you can expect it to last forever. I do not provide artist statements for work, because I feel the work and its title is enough to start the conversation with viewers. In my work, the viewer plays a role in finishing the art, giving it life, visibility and intellectual value. However, many of my pieces do have a story, a symbolism or reference. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular work, please contact me directly or include a note in your offer. Thank you for your interest!
"Aging Man With Guitar" (2018) acrylic painted paper collage with rope on canvas, framed. Art is 36x48 = 38x50 with frame. This piece is part of a set of 6 coordinated works, each conceptually different but similar in style and appearance. "Aging Man With Guitar" is about the middle-aged man, the worker, the father who has a song in his heart. We all know someone who is profoundly driven by playing music, and they never put down their axe as long as they can hold it. This picture is about that guy. Stylistically the picture carries notes of early Modern works by Gustav Klimt and Picasso. --------------------------------------------- A FEW NOTES ABOUT MY ART: What you see is what you get. I take great care to get clear and color-correct photographs of my work, but it always looks better in person. Please see additional images for detail shots, art in context, etc. Dimensions reflect the size of the art itself. All of my smaller paintings on wood include a frame (custom or artist-made) and ready to hang, unless requested otherwise. Some works on canvas include a frame, but most of them do not require it - usually I will continue the painting around the edges. If you have questions or concerns about framing, please ask me for more options. I’m more than happy to accommodate. All of my work is made with archival quality techniques and materials, and each gets a nice coat of varnish when they’re finished (usually matte). My smaller paintings are on 1/2” birch or oak hardwood boards, and gallery-wrapped canvases for larger work. Everything is made for permanence, so you can expect it to last forever. I do not provide artist statements for work, because I feel the work and its title is enough to start the conversation with viewers. In my work, the viewer plays a role in finishing the art, giving it life, visibility and intellectual value. However, many of my pieces do have a story, a symbolism or reference. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular work, please contact me directly or include a note in your offer. Thank you for your interest!
"Aging Man With Guitar" (2018) acrylic painted paper collage with rope on canvas, framed. Art is 36x48 = 38x50 with frame. This piece is part of a set of 6 coordinated works, each conceptually different but similar in style and appearance. "Aging Man With Guitar" is about the middle-aged man, the worker, the father who has a song in his heart. We all know someone who is profoundly driven by playing music, and they never put down their axe as long as they can hold it. This picture is about that guy. Stylistically the picture carries notes of early Modern works by Gustav Klimt and Picasso. --------------------------------------------- A FEW NOTES ABOUT MY ART: What you see is what you get. I take great care to get clear and color-correct photographs of my work, but it always looks better in person. Please see additional images for detail shots, art in context, etc. Dimensions reflect the size of the art itself. All of my smaller paintings on wood include a frame (custom or artist-made) and ready to hang, unless requested otherwise. Some works on canvas include a frame, but most of them do not require it - usually I will continue the painting around the edges. If you have questions or concerns about framing, please ask me for more options. I’m more than happy to accommodate. All of my work is made with archival quality techniques and materials, and each gets a nice coat of varnish when they’re finished (usually matte). My smaller paintings are on 1/2” birch or oak hardwood boards, and gallery-wrapped canvases for larger work. Everything is made for permanence, so you can expect it to last forever. I do not provide artist statements for work, because I feel the work and its title is enough to start the conversation with viewers. In my work, the viewer plays a role in finishing the art, giving it life, visibility and intellectual value. However, many of my pieces do have a story, a symbolism or reference. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular work, please contact me directly or include a note in your offer. Thank you for your interest!
"Aging Man With Guitar" (2018) acrylic painted paper collage with rope on canvas, framed. Art is 36x48 = 38x50 with frame. This piece is part of a set of 6 coordinated works, each conceptually different but similar in style and appearance. "Aging Man With Guitar" is about the middle-aged man, the worker, the father who has a song in his heart. We all know someone who is profoundly driven by playing music, and they never put down their axe as long as they can hold it. This picture is about that guy. Stylistically the picture carries notes of early Modern works by Gustav Klimt and Picasso. --------------------------------------------- A FEW NOTES ABOUT MY ART: What you see is what you get. I take great care to get clear and color-correct photographs of my work, but it always looks better in person. Please see additional images for detail shots, art in context, etc. Dimensions reflect the size of the art itself. All of my smaller paintings on wood include a frame (custom or artist-made) and ready to hang, unless requested otherwise. Some works on canvas include a frame, but most of them do not require it - usually I will continue the painting around the edges. If you have questions or concerns about framing, please ask me for more options. I’m more than happy to accommodate. All of my work is made with archival quality techniques and materials, and each gets a nice coat of varnish when they’re finished (usually matte). My smaller paintings are on 1/2” birch or oak hardwood boards, and gallery-wrapped canvases for larger work. Everything is made for permanence, so you can expect it to last forever. I do not provide artist statements for work, because I feel the work and its title is enough to start the conversation with viewers. In my work, the viewer plays a role in finishing the art, giving it life, visibility and intellectual value. However, many of my pieces do have a story, a symbolism or reference. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular work, please contact me directly or include a note in your offer. Thank you for your interest!

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Aging Man With Guitar Collage

Jim Ford

United States

Collage, Paper on Canvas

Size: 38 W x 50 H x 2 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

"Aging Man With Guitar" (2018) acrylic painted paper collage with rope on canvas, framed. Art is 36x48 = 38x50 with frame. This piece is part of a set of 6 coordinated works, each conceptually different but similar in style and appearance. "Aging Man With Guitar" is about the middle-aged man, the worker, the father who has a song in his heart. We all know someone who is profoundly driven by playing music, and they never put down their axe as long as they can hold it. This picture is about that guy. Stylistically the picture carries notes of early Modern works by Gustav Klimt and Picasso. --------------------------------------------- A FEW NOTES ABOUT MY ART: What you see is what you get. I take great care to get clear and color-correct photographs of my work, but it always looks better in person. Please see additional images for detail shots, art in context, etc. Dimensions reflect the size of the art itself. All of my smaller paintings on wood include a frame (custom or artist-made) and ready to hang, unless requested otherwise. Some works on canvas include a frame, but most of them do not require it - usually I will continue the painting around the edges. If you have questions or concerns about framing, please ask me for more options. I’m more than happy to accommodate. All of my work is made with archival quality techniques and materials, and each gets a nice coat of varnish when they’re finished (usually matte). My smaller paintings are on 1/2” birch or oak hardwood boards, and gallery-wrapped canvases for larger work. Everything is made for permanence, so you can expect it to last forever. I do not provide artist statements for work, because I feel the work and its title is enough to start the conversation with viewers. In my work, the viewer plays a role in finishing the art, giving it life, visibility and intellectual value. However, many of my pieces do have a story, a symbolism or reference. If you’re interested in learning more about a particular work, please contact me directly or include a note in your offer. Thank you for your interest!

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Collage:

Paper on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

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38 W x 50 H x 2 D in

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Jim Ford (b.1981) is an interdisciplinary artist and type designer with studios based in Milwaukee. Ford works primarily as a painter and sculptor, using acrylic mixed media, collage ephemera, printed fabrics and household materials for his signature collage paintings. His works are loosely animated, intuitive yet sophisticated; sometimes appearing mechanized in their moiré of color, texture and pattern. Symbolically abstract and subliminally coded, Ford’s themes tend to quips, commentary, inside jokes, and also theory, teachings and musings - reflecting the artist’s beliefs, passions and personal studies. Although many of his artworks are individual and unrelated, Ford works in various series to explore a particular theme or method, thinking laterally. More recently, his work has extended to synthetic mixed media sculptures employing organic patterns and elements of sacred geometry, which he refers to as ‘thought forms’ and ‘transdimensional recordings.’ Aside from his art practice, Jim Ford is an award-winning typeface designer with several original designs including Posterama, Masqualero and Hideout. In his tenure at Monotype and Ascender, he created bespoke typefaces for international brands, publications, devices and video games. Ford is perhaps best known for his keen drawing abilities and storied typefaces.

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