Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Ford William
Useful 200 Thousand Years Ago

2023

About the Item

Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made for Ford's solo art show, FIGHT FLIGHT FAWN FREEZE, the concept of which stems from Ford's experience—having spent years living in the unconscious and unsustainable chaos of survival mode—and his journey of learning (and unlearning) to move towards a healthier, more stable, and integrated existence. After exiting survival mode and coming online again, Ford began making art to practice the skills needed to help prevent re-entering chronic stress-response states in the future. Specifically, he makes art to practice self-compassion, tame his inner critic, and move away from the shame-based avoidance and anxiety that were the root cause of many of his behavioral patterns. Artist Statement on this Piece: "It seems less than ideal that a response developed to avoid being eaten by predators and deployed as necessary in extremely short spurts is the same response we now use when activated by less lethal, more chronic activators, such as financial struggles or awkward social situations. Especially because we humans are generally not great at regulating these automatic, emotional responses."
  • Creator:
    Ford William (1990, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Nashville, TN
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2066212684562
More From This SellerView All
  • Lizard Brain
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after burning out as a transactional attorney. The piece was made for Ford's solo art show, FIGHT FLIGHT FAWN FREEZE, the concept of which stems from Ford's experience—having spent years living in the unconscious and unsustainable chaos of survival mode—and his journey of learning (and unlearning) to move towards a healthier, more stable, and integrated existence. After exiting survival mode and coming online again, Ford began making art to practice the skills needed to help prevent re-entering chronic stress-response states in the future. Specifically, he makes art to practice self-compassion, tame his inner critic, and move away from the shame-based avoidance and anxiety that were the root cause of many of his behavioral patterns. This piece, in particular, is all about how our sensory inputs (sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches) all go through our lizard brain before we even are consciously aware of the resulting sensory experience, which is significant because the lizard brain is the arbiter...
    Category

    2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Found Objects, House Paint, Acrylic

  • Your Feelings are Lava (Flight)
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made...
    Category

    2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Metal

  • The Superego's a Judge, The Amygdala a Mutineer
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made...
    Category

    2010s Outsider Art Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Metal

  • How Will the Freezer Freeze?
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Ford William is a self-taught folk/outsider artist, who began making art after coming to terms with chronic mental health issues that had plagued him all his life. The piece was made...
    Category

    2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Metal

  • UHF
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Artist Nathaniel Covington constructs bold, colorfully sculpted papier-mâché monster masks and large, pop art creature paintings. His art pieces have simple lines, set against solid color backgrounds. For Nathaniel, the process starts with rough sketches on paper, wood, skateboards - just about anything he can draw on, allowing him the vision to finalize his art. The making of masks started about 3 years ago and he fell in love with the process. It’s an opportunity to bring to life all the “Creatures” and wildly funny things living in my head. He says, "I’d like the art pieces that I make to evoke some sort of emotion when they are seen.” He’s predominately influenced by 1969’s-1980’s “Creature Feature Films”, horror soundtracks, Sci-Fi magazines, plus a dash of Ed Roth.
    Category

    2010s Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Acrylic, Papier Mâché, Found Objects, Mixed Media

  • The Keep
    Located in Nashville, TN
    Artist Nathaniel Covington constructs bold, colorfully sculpted papier-mâché monster masks and large, pop art creature paintings. His art pieces have simple lines, set against solid color backgrounds. For Nathaniel, the process starts with rough sketches on paper, wood, skateboards - just about anything he can draw on, allowing him the vision to finalize his art. The making of masks started about 3 years ago and he fell in love with the process. It’s an opportunity to bring to life all the “Creatures” and wildly funny things living in my head. He says, "I’d like the art pieces that I make to evoke some sort of emotion when they are seen.” He’s predominately influenced by 1969’s-1980’s “Creature Feature Films”, horror soundtracks, Sci-Fi magazines, plus a dash of Ed Roth.
    Category

    2010s Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Mixed Media, Acrylic, Papier Mâché

You May Also Like
  • Flower Caryatid - Blue Woman Shaped Painting
    Located in Washington, DC
    Important one of a kind work by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Shaped painting titled " Flower Caryatid", acrylic paint, wood, plaster and mirror. Noche ...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Mirror, Plaster, Wood, Acrylic

  • Judaica Painting w Sculpture Terra Cotta Jewish Couple Israeli Artist Kanovich
    Located in Surfside, FL
    Original Painting: Terracotta Relief With Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel Hand signed These works are paintings with a 3D carved sculpture dimension to them, fusing sculpture with painting Mixed media on board depicting a romantic couple, a woman seated on a man's lap. Mark Kanovich...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Terracotta, Acrylic, Wood Panel

  • Femme Fatale
    Located in Washington, DC
    An original work by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Titled "Femme Fatale" and signed on reverse. Wonderful work made with cut wood, paint and plaster. Catalogue of an exhibition in 2008 ...
    Category

    20th Century Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Plaster, Mirror, Wood, Acrylic, Pencil

  • Listed American Female Folk Art Layered Constructed Sculptural Oil Painting
    Located in Buffalo, NY
    Sculptural folk art piece by listed artist Sharon Yavis. This work is constructed by applying layers of wood to create an almost three dimensional effect ...
    Category

    1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Wood, Oil

  • Mid Century Carved Marble Flute Player
    By Rodney Winfield
    Located in Soquel, CA
    Mid Century carved marble flute player by Rodney Marshall Winfield (American, b. 1925). Presented in a rustic wooden frame. Unsigned. Image size: 14"H x 10"W. Framed: 20"H x 16"W. Wear to frame and age wear to marble. A painter in acrylic, designer in stain glass and silver, sculptor and long-time teacher, Rodney Winfield has had a diverse career. He was born in New York City. As a young man, he was artistically inclined and composed music, drew and painted, danced, wrote poetry and created sculpture. Choosing to focus on art, he enrolled in Cooper Union School in New York City. From 1953 to 1970, he was a stain-glass designer for Emil Frei...
    Category

    1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Marble

  • Game Day
    By Giancarlo Impiglia
    Located in Bridgehampton, NY
    Celebrate your passion for football with this hand-cut "hanging sculpture" that Impiglia will customize in your team's colors. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the ‘70s,...
    Category

    2010s Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Acrylic, Wood Panel

Recently Viewed

View All