"Alchemy of the Eternal Self is Kinsella's most recent body of work and continues his bold portraiture focused on the building blocks of our inner lives. Standing several feet tall, the geometric figures loom larger than most viewers, their bold personalities inviting an encounter. Kinsella zooms out in some of the pieces in the series, including "Luna" and its titular hunched character."
"With a sleek, white bob and perpetual frown, the figure's long fingers reach for the ground as she turns to look out of frame. Exploring body language in addition to facial expressions, the artist also turns to art history, drawing the woman's bent posture from Jean-François Millet's " The Gleaners." The large-scale painting, completed in 1857, garnered sympathy for the lowest classes and showed their essential labor."
"In this way, Kinsella puzzles together both the timely and enduring, prompting connections through his Cubist paintings in which pure feeling and expression show that no matter how different we appear, we're all made of the same emotional DNA. Alchemy of the Eternal Self is on view through October 24 at Perrotin in Shanghai. Keep up with Kinsella's work on his website and Instagram."
Jason Boyd Kinsella assembles shapes and colors with a collector's sensibility to capture human emotion through abstract, Cubist-inspired portraiture. Alchemy of the Eternal Self presents large-scale geometric figures that loom several feet tall and invite viewer engagement. Several works, including "Luna," emphasize body language and facial expression; Luna's hunched posture references Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners. Kinsella blends timely and enduring elements to suggest shared emotional DNA beneath varied appearances. The exhibition is on view through October 24 at Perrotin in Shanghai. Viewers can follow Kinsella's work on his website and Instagram.
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