Ben Kinmont Monumental Abstract Expressionist Conception

Untitled mixed-media artwork on Baltic birch panel by Ben Kinmont, created in 1990 and signed by the artist. The surface combines gesso, oil, encaustic and shellac to form a textured, layered field with visible brushwork and patinated sections.

• Medium: Gesso, oil, encaustic, shellac on Baltic birch panel
• Dimensions: 60 cm W × 60 cm H × 2 cm D (23.6 in W × 23.6 in H × 0.8 in D)
• Year: 1990
• Signature: Signed by Ben Kinmont
• Condition: Unframed; minor corner damage consistent with age and handling
• Palette & Texture: Gray, brown and ochre with visible brushwork and patinated sections
• Framing: Unframed
• Location / Vendor: Miss Daisy's Consignment & Auction House

The composition is abstract with a restrained earthy palette, emphasizing texture over form. The panel format supports direct, gallery-ready presentation and can be mounted or reframed per collector preference. The work reflects Kinmont’s early conceptual practice, including project-based approaches that explore the boundaries between artistic production, publishing, and non-art spaces.

Artist bio: Ben Kinmont (born 1963 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American conceptual artist, publisher, and antiquarian bookseller based in Sebastopol, California. His practice since the late 1980s centers on project-based work that interrogates value structures in art and explores the boundaries between artistic production, publishing, and non-art spaces. Kinmont founded Antinomian Press, a publishing initiative that supports project art and ephemera.