John Court(b. 1969, Bromley, Kent, Great Britain; lives in Tornio) art springs from his personal experiences and focuses on the body, processuality and the passage of time. Court graduated from Camberwell School of Art, London (1994) and completed a sculpture degree at Norwich School of Art and Design (1997). His work has evolved and changed over time, but his background as a sculptor is still evident in everything he does; for example, he is not particularly interested in colors, but rather lets the materials he uses determine the coloring. While he has continued to produce and draw sculptural objects, he has adapted these processes to different contexts and/or incorporated them into time-based works. By expanding the scope of these artistic approaches, unexpected and fascinating results have emerged. Court's interest in process is so broad that he doesn't differentiate between work produced in the studio or performed in front of an audience – he sees everything as performative.
Because of his dyslexia, Court has also had to examine his relationship with linguistic activity. In order to get into art school, Court had to work hard to improve his reading skills. As a result, he discovered and developed new ways to communicate and express himself. As a student at an art school, he began to use these experiences in his work.
All of Court’s works embody the interdependent processes of writing and drawing that are central to her practice; they combine line, movement, time and space. The works are unique and as such embody inseparable and dynamic entities that not only reflect his reality, but offer viewers experiences that shape their views on language learning and use.
