{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/path-of-least-resistance-elemental-hybrid-paintings-by-jon-ching/","result":{"pageContext":{"postId":172494,"title":"Path of Least Resistance: Elemental Hybrid Paintings by Jon Ching","author":{"name":"admin","avatar":{"url":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9af25ed0fd46963a99e46b0b36a0ced8?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}},"colourFeatureImage":"[197,194,200]","excerpt":"Hawaiian artist Jon Ching returns with &#8220;Path of Least Resistance,&#8221; a new body of work on view at KP Projects through November 7.","metadata":{"lowresImages":null},"date":"2026-10-21T20:00:38","slug":"path-of-least-resistance-elemental-hybrid-paintings-by-jon-ching","link":"/path-of-least-resistance-elemental-hybrid-paintings-by-jon-ching/","categories":{"nodes":[{"name":"Art","slug":"art","link":"https://inspgr.id/category/art/"}]},"content":"<p>We first featured Hawaiian artist <a href=\"https://theinspirationgrid.com/flora-fauna-paintings-by-jon-ching/\">Jon Ching</a> ’s hybrid flora and fauna paintings back in 2022. Now based in LA, he returns with <em>Path of Least Resistance</em>, a new body of work on view at <a href=\"https://kpprojectsgallery.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">KP Projects</a> through November 7.</p>\n<p>The series pushes his signature hybrids into elemental territory, fusing birds, big cats and marine life with flame, smoke, stone and water. Each element plays a part. Stone represents stability and endurance. Water works as both obstacle and ally, a force that slips around resistance rather than meeting it head-on. That idea gives the exhibition its title.</p>\n<p>Jon worked more intuitively this time, letting early sketches drift into entirely different compositions. The approach mirrors the theme. Some works carry pointed commentary, from habitat loss to an Orwell-inspired cluster of watchful pitcher plants, but most of the series draws from personal reflection.</p>\n<p>You can explore the complete collection on the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https://www.jonching.art/path-of-least-resistance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://theinspirationgrid.com/category/art/\">More art on the grid</a> <a href=\"https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/09/jon-ching-path-of-least-resistance-paintings/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">via Colossal</a></p>\n","postLabel":{"postLabel":null},"featuredImage":{"sourceUrl":"https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/10/art-jon-ching-feature.jpg","srcSet":"https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/10/art-jon-ching-feature-255x180.jpg 255w, https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/10/art-jon-ching-feature-805x568.jpg 805w, https://inspgr.id/app/uploads/2026/10/art-jon-ching-feature-768x542.jpg 768w, 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