All In One Feeling | Basil Kincaid

Kincaid has developed a body of work that explores his first love, drawing, and the techniques expanded relationship to painting, textile and community building. Having formally moved to Ghana in 2020, Kincaid brought with him an open heart and an open mind as well as a need to find and build community. Kincaid’s generosity of spirit and passion for his artistry inspired him to invite artisans from Accra to support his studio practice. Kincaid shared in his artist statement: Each piece, born from an initial drawing on paper that’s then scaled onto canvas and painted in thread, represents the process-oriented, collaborative and imaginative tenets of Kincaid’s methods. As the work is drafted, translated, expanded upon, and finished, it passes hands, moving on from Kincaid and into the care of Kincaid’s team of embroiderers working in the Ghana studio. They sew a range of stitches, building textures and sculpting the fabric into its final form, at which point the piece is framed in kente —a significant and symbolic West African fabric that can convey specific meanings and circumstances.