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Ross

Harness the Power of Cyclone!

About Me


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I was born in 1978 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Since then I have lived in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New Hampshire (again). I now live in Miami Beach, FL with my awesome girlfriend, Cassie.I started painting in 8th grade in Marshall, MN. A local painter Duane Penske showed me how to stretch a canvas. During high school and college most of my art was video. If you have ever seen "Harness The Power Of Cyclone" - that was me. I recently started painting again in November of 2005 after an almost 10 year hiatus.Each of my paintings is a facial expression. The face is the simplest means of expressing a complex emotion. I keep a daily emotional diary of faces in my sketchbook. Each page in my sketchbook is a series of faces that serve as a record of instantaneous emotional states. I look through this sketch diary for faces that stand out as significant feelings. Each of my painted works is based on one of these sketches.
Check out my art webpage: ..www.rossfordart.com
Below are some pics from the first show at Butter Gallery in Coconut Grove, Florida. Butter is where my work currently lives.
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My Interests

Cassie, Painting, Music, Film

I'd like to meet:

Friends

Music:

Prince, Todosantos, !!!, TV on the Radio, Hank III, Kraftwerk, Cacophony, Can, Kool Keith, Hank Williams Sr., Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, Wayne Hancock, Aphex Twin, The Avalanches, Boards of Canada, Kid 606, Four Tet, Funkstorung, Royksopp, Underworld, Bill Withers, Earth Wind and Fire, Fishbone, Drake Deville, Jason Becker, Jamie Lidell, Lee Fields, Funkadelic, Miroslav Vitous, Mandrill, Peter Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Time, Zapp, Spam Allstars, Neu!, Stereo Total, Faust, Alien Sex Fiend, Bauhaus, Cabaret Voltaire, Depeche Mode, Dresden Dolls, Einsturzende Neubauten, The Faint, Electric Hellfire Club, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Fields of the Nephilim, Joy Division, Love and Rockets, New Order, Tear Garden, Revolting Cocks, Pigface, Sisters of Mercy, Stanely Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, A Tribe Called Quest, Blackalicious, Aim, De La Soul, Lil Rob, Jemini, Mystik Journeymen, Eazy E, Freddy Fresh, Gold Chains, Souls of Mischief, J-Live, Kid Frost, KRS-1, Ms Sancha, Proper Dos, Pharoahe Monch, Planet Asia, Michael Jackson, Gong, Goblin, Krisma, Vangelis, Aphrodite's Child, Beck, Big Black, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Captain Beefheart, Cream, Faith No More, Guns and Roses, Hot Chip, Led Zeppelin, Machine Gun Fellatio, King Missile, Nashville Pussy, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Syd Barrett, The Pop Group, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Cacophony, Emperor, The Fucking Champs, Rhapsody, Superjoint Ritual, Totenmond, X-Japan, Dj Magic Mike, L'Trimm, Pharoah Sanders, Art Official, Cream, Ween..

Movies:

Purple Rain, Blade Runner, Brazil, Death Race 2000, Harold and Kumar, Life of Brian, Napoleon Dynamite, Network, Paris Texas, Real Genius, Repo Man, Road House, Running Man, Shaun of the Dead, Solaris (1972), Suspiria, Team America, The Last Picture Show, Top Secret, UHF, Videodrome, Toga Party, Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, They Live, Hell Comes to Frogtown

Television:

Battlestar Gallactica, Dr. Who, Spaced, Adult Swim

Books:

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Snow Crash, The Stars My Destination, A Princess of Mars, Idoru

My Blog

Check out my interview with Colleen Dougher

Check out my interview with Colleen Dougher: http://amusetheants.blogspot.com/2008/04/faces-of-ross-ford. html...
Posted by Ross on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:31:00 PST

Solo Show @ Buck15 April 23rd

New Paintings!  Limited edition screen prints for $40!  ...
Posted by Ross on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:01:00 PST

Butter Gallery 1 Year Anniversary

Come out to the Grove for the Butter Gallery 1 Year Anniversary Show! I will be painting live at the after party on Christabelles terrace.    Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Lo...
Posted by Ross on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:52:00 PST

Magic City Group Show March 12 @ Buck15

Magic City group show March 12 @ Buck 15 - Presented by 131 Projects.  "Mayaimi" also known as the Magic city wasincorporated in 1896. The nickname came about later ondue to the city's accelerate...
Posted by Ross on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:06:00 PST

Van Dyke Closing Party, Saturday Dec 22, 9pm

Van Dyke Closing Party, Saturday Dec 22, 2007 @ 9pm Van Dyke Upstairs 846 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Official closing party for the show.  After Saturday all the work is coming down so&nb...
Posted by Ross on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:05:00 PST

Friday, December 7th @ The Van Dyke Upstairs

Thanks to everyone who came out to the show last night, it was great to see everyone! ...
Posted by Ross on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:56:00 PST

Unbreak Art Basel Dec 8th @ PS14

Lots of great music and great art.  The flyer says it all:  ...
Posted by Ross on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:05:00 PST

UNBREAK November 10th @ PS14

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Posted by Ross on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:55:00 PST

Cooler Art Project October 27 at Damien B. Contemporary Art Center

Saturday October 13thWynwood gallery walk7-10pmOctober 27th, 2007  7-11pmExhibition on view until November 5th, 2007"Cooler Art"What makes this opening so cool? It features the work of 18 local a...
Posted by Ross on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:05:00 PST

Butter Gallery Opening October 20th

Come celebrate our new expanded space at Butter Gallery on October 20th.   October 20th, 2007 Butter Gallery 3135 Commodore Plaza Coconut Grove, FL 33133     The last one was a great ...
Posted by Ross on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:26:00 PST