Jason Shih is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning sculptor based in Taiwan.
Jason believes that sculpture is meant to interpret the beauty of light and shadow, and rhythm and volume through the visual techniques of color, shape and texture.
His work is influenced by the aesthetic principles of Futurism and Constructivism, movements that emphasize dynamic energy and continuous motion. These influences are evident in his pursuit of capturing the beauty of movement and the elegant restraint of natural forces. His sculptures often depict moments of defying gravity, and capturing the fleeting beauty of motion in a static form.
Jason won Best in Show in Fusion Art’s Colors 2025 Art Exhibition in April 2025.
Jason Shih was born in 1972 in Taiwan. In 1991, he began to specialize in metal sculpture when he was a sophomore in the Fine Arts Dept. of Taipei National University of the Arts. In 2001, he graduated from School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, and majored in Metal Sculpture. And then, he served as the metal sculptor Albert Paley's assistant, involved in crafts and public art work practices. Furthermore, he earned his Art Ph. D. from China Academy of Art, China (2015). Now, he lives in Taiwan, and consistently engages in the both areas of sculpture and public art.
Jason’s artistic vision is shaped by a diverse array of influences, from contemporary dance to avant-garde fashion. He cites German choreographer Pina Bausch and British designer Alexander McQueen as significant inspirations. Bausch’s explorations of time and space resonate with Shih’s interest in sculpture’s capacity to embody kinetic energy and spatial imagination. McQueen’s innovative approach to contemporary imagery and themes provides Shih with a broad canvas for creative expression.
As a professional sculptor, Jason likes to experience the taste of life with perceptual observation in the subtle moments, and also likes the ever-changing situation of game shapes in the poetic imaginary space. For Jason, art creation is to share various moods and stories in daily life.
The work that won Best in Show in Fusion Art’s Colors Art Exhibition, Trilogy-Sunshine. Valley. Coastline, is an attempt to understand "mental imagery" and "abstract expressionism" in contemporary art. The creative process is actually like reflecting the poetic sentiment of my original traveling experience: using distinct geometric volumes to present the brilliant sunshine at that time; using dramatic winding arcs to express the circuitous route of the coastline. There are also numerous valleys, or the mountain mists that gently pass through the mountains, and the free sea breeze. The poetic interpretation of these time and space images is ultimately a state of mind understanding of the relationship between myself and the object.
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