Wilson Shieh in Five Imperfect Frames

Abstract

In this short essay I attempt to throw light on Wilson Shieh’s artistic production by looking at it from five different points of view. I wish to see what dimensions of meaning I can uncover by trying five frames of reference against his work. Although some of the frames are related to each other, and I hope there will be an accumulation of insight along the way, I’m also hoping that the variety of the frames will serve to illuminate different aspects of his work. I’m not expecting that these five perspectives will even begin to exhaust interpretation of Shieh’s art.