BIO
Born 1985, Sydney/Gadigal, Australia.
Lives and works in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia
Jon Ford is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Melbourne, Australia. After a promising start to his artistic career, featuring in the Warringah and Mosman Art Prizes respectively, as well as studying at the National Art School, Jon made the move to Melbourne and focus on study and building a family. Over the years Jon has developed a unique style of figurative abstraction in an attempt to explore the often intangible experience that shape our interactions with the environment and one another.
"At the core of my work is a love for painting. I seem to be always attempting to blend abstraction with figuration in the hopes of exploring the dynamic relationship between individuals and their surroundings. I am drawn to the intimacy of gestural mark-making, offering some insight into my process. I regularly work on multiple pieces simultaneously, leaving my work appearing fragmented while subtle inflections of reappearing motifs gradually shape a cohesive narrative. This approach allows me to straddle that line between control and spontaneity, while also allowing me to revisit ideas and evoke a sense of energy, inviting the viewer to engage with both the seen and unseen aspects of different environments".
