1. By: Matthew Toth CAI GUO-QIANG

2. Chinese contemporary artist who lives in New York Specializes in explosion and nature His work is inspired by his culture and he was also inspired by his fathers paintings In his work he creates a paradox between nature, beauty and destruction CAI GUO-QIANG BACKGROUND

3. Cai specializes in the use of gunpowder and other explosives in his work Intrigued by the power and beauty of destruction Describes his work as “romantic but poisonous” CAI GUO-QIANG’S WORK WITH EXPLOSION Fallen Blossoms, Philidelphia Museum of ArtDec 11, 2009 Man, Eye, Eagle in the Sky, 2004

4. Always some order in his chaos and destruction Everything Cai does involves visual impact FURTHER WORK WITH EXPLOSION Stage One, 2004 Black Ceremony, Qatar, 2011

5. 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC RINGS

6. INTEREST IN NATURE Cai Guo-Qiang likes to use the aesthetics of pain in many of his works Only uses animal replicas in his works involving animals Doesn’t like the heaviness of objects so often suspends them from the ceiling Great appreciation for the power and beauty of nature Inopportune: Stage Two, 2004 Head On, 2006

7. Heritage, 2013, Gallery of Modern Art

8. BIBLIOGRAPHY "Cai Guo-Qiang." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.. "Welcome to Cai Guo-Qiang | Cai Guo-Qiang." Welcome to Cai Guo-Qiang | Cai Guo- Qiang. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2014.. Magdaleno, Johnny. "Cai Guo-Qiang Ignites The Seasons With Explosive New Installation | The Creators Project." The Creators Project. The Creators Project, n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.. "Public Delivery." Public Delivery. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.. "Alternative Content." Deutsche Bank. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014..