WOW! Ford takes a surreal turn and shares a symbolic journey into how he might imagine… his own imagination.
This allegorical new painting illustrates how an artist’s imagination works like a dynamic garden, both structured and free, where individual elements combine harmoniously to create a cohesive whole.
“Endless Possibilities” is a vivid Ford Smith landscape divided into geometric, garden-like segments, each brimming with classic Ford Smith elements. They represent how creative ideas are compartmentalized and organized within the mind. Which ones are ready to be lifted from the garden? Which ones will be saved for a later canvas? Pools of paint inhabit other containers, representing the bottomless potential for new ideas.
The structured grid symbolizes the meticulous and thoughtful process of an artist, where each block represents a separate idea, emotion or inspiration, carefully cultivated and nurtured. Each section bursts with distinct colors and textures, showcasing the variety and diversity of thoughts that flourish within the creative mind. The foliage sprouts in different shapes and hues, signify the growth and evolution of these ideas as they take root and blossom into art.
The expansive sky, with its swirling clouds and gradient blues, represents the boundless potential of creativity, a limitless horizon that the artist can continually explore. The perspective, which seems to stretch to infinity, suggests that the imagination is ever-expanding, without an endpoint. The contrasting, orderly grid against the organic natural beauty of the flora embodies the balance between discipline and spontaneity in the creative process.
