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James Robert Ford is a contemporary British mixed media and installation artist.

Ford's projects include House Gymnastics (a domestic version of Le Parkour), Feecal the little chocolate starfish ('toilet humor' 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 between 1999 - 2002 and graduated with artist Dai Roberts [1] and curator Helen Jones, and a year after artist Jon Burgerman [2]. He then went on to complete his Postgraduate Diploma and MFA at Goldsmiths College, London.

James Robert Ford's most well known artwork 'House Gymnastics' is an exceptional example of the artist's knowledge, and use of mass media to generate and distribute artwork. 'House Gymnastics' mirrors projects and antics of British documentary comedians and humorists such as Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace (writer) In their use of the media as a tool to create stuff.

Ford's artwork is often based around social interaction and include elements of game play, participation, communication and humor, and is recognisable in form by its heavy use of the internet as a means of creating, displaying and promoting artworks. Often Ford's projects use the illustrator 'cutout' style, to illustrate the artworks.

General Carbuncle detail

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F*cking Lightning King!

"His practice is concerned with childhood past-times, pursuits and obsessions. His body of work consists of projects and investigations based around observations, process and play: ranging from a formula predicting Bond film plot structure, to tracking the lives of cigarette lighters, to covering a Ford Capri in over 4,000 toy cars."

Ford has co-written and illustrated the book House Gymnastics, had work commissioned for the permanent collection at the Swedish Museum of Modern Art, and has received a number of grants from Arts Council England.

He 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.

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 Ford's artwork is often based around social interaction and include elements of game play, participation, communication and humor, and is recognisable in form by its heavy use of the internet as a means of creating, displaying and promoting artworks. Often Ford's projects use the illustrator 'cutout' style, to illustrate the artworks.
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 "His practice is concerned with childhood past-times, pursuits and obsessions. His body of work consists of projects and investigations based around observations, process and play: ranging from a formula predicting Bond film plot structure, to tracking the lives of cigarette lighters, to covering a Ford Capri in over 4,000 toy cars."