Otto Ford
Combining an education in Art History with studies in the field of technology, Otto Ford creates digital paintings in which ‘paint’ is data. Preoccupied with the future of the painting medium and process, he creates his digital canvases with a broad range of data sources that catch his attention: from digital reproductions of art history subjects to NASA pictures of the space, he bundles the data into a brushstroke with the help of a computer, coming to a visual result that resembles – at first glance – a traditional painting. When the work is completed, it is printed with acrylic pigment-based ink on Hahnemühle paper, mounted on aluminum, and framed; the entire process can takes weeks.
Otto Ford was born in 1978. He earned his BA from Goldsmiths and completed his M.A. at the Royal College of Arts in London in 2017. Otto Ford received the HIX Award in 2017. He lives and works in Brighton.
- 2021
- Maja Beckers, Kunst: Otto Ford, Hohe Luft (Miniaturen), p. 8
- 2019
- "Otto Ford", Contemporary Art Curator Magazine
- "group exhibition at the hole NYC examines digital media’s impact on art making", designboom
- Otto Ford Interview
- 2018
- "Natur Blick", This Is Tomorrow
- Bryony Stone, "New exhibition draws parallels between Picasso’s blue period and social media likes", It's Nice That
- 2017
- Will Furtado, "Will Auction Houses Ever Democratise the Art Market?", SLEEK
- Anny Shaw, "New online auction site connects collectors with art-school graduates", The Art Newspaper
- "HIX Award Shortlist Exhibition Unveiled", Mutual Art
Exhibitions at GNYP Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
- 2021
- Geoponika, GNYP Gallery, Berlin (Germany)
- 2019
- POST ANALOG STUDIO, The Hole, New York (USA)
- 2018
- Collider, GNYP Gallery, Berlin (Germany)
- Natur Blick, Koppel Project, London (UK)
- Picasso Baby, The Dot Project, London (UK)
- Group Show, Coutts Bank, London (UK)
- 2017
- Make Shift, Collyer Bristow Gallery, London (UK)
- Sculpture Show, Camden Arts Centre, London (UK)
- MA Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London (UK)
- Ascend, Group Show, Royal College of Art, London (UK)
Residencies & Awards
- 2017
- HIX Award 2017, London (UK)
Selected Works
