Keith Powers
Painter. Filmmaker. Dancer. Calligrapher. Choreographer.
Shen Wei’s creations don’t jump from one discipline to the next, they flow. His artwork every aspect has the dynamic continuity of an expansive river.
The Chinese-American artist has taken over the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in a variety of thoughtful, evocative ways. A still from his film “Passion Spirit” hangs on the museum’s facade, greeting entrants. His huge canvases an exhibition entitled “Painting in Motion” hang in the Hostetter Gallery. His short films including “Passion Spirit” run on a loop in Calderwood Hall. A short clip of Shen Wei dancing solo in “Variations” initiates visitors to his paintings.