In a nutshell, this is a show about reviewing the development of Wilson Shieh's figurative practice of the past five years and his positioning as an artistic figure. Such endeavour of figuring out conclusions from "retrospective", a sum, of recent work by one of Hong Kong's most well-known contemporary painters is elusive, perhaps even impossible from the get-go, yet the sifts in registers of medium, production and strategy accompanied by increased exposure to the broader public call for a considered attempt at explication and clarification. This is not a time to remain silent. Hence, this is not simply any review show, but self-consciously about Wilson on Wilson Shieh. It is both the artist's reflection on and response to the paths his artistic practise is taking, indicating the subjective and circumscribed nature of such effort, as well as a deliberate opening up of its developments into a conversation with the group body - the artistic community and the wider public.

About the Artist:

Wilson Shieh was born in Hong Kong in 1970. He is a graduate of Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) and a Master of Fine Arts (2001) Since 1998 he has had 16 solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Frankfurt, Leeds, San Francisco, Melbourne and New York and participated in 50 group shows. In 2008, he was awarded a residency by the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore.

Image: © Courtesy of Wilson Shieh & Osage Gallery