Cai Guo-Qiang
Fei Dawei
Andrei Ujica
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Ephemeral and monumental, the work of Cai Guo-Qiang is founded upon an ancient religious and philosophical aesthetic tradition.
Borrowing elements from his native Chinese culture, Cai Guo-Qiang also makes reference to Western art in the wake of Joseph Beuys, Yves Klein and the Arte Povera artists. Seeking a working method that would bring him a ‘feeling of freedom’, Cai Guo-Qiang experimented with various materials, and in 1989 he unveiled a series of drawings created with gunpowder.
These drawings, entitled Projects for Extraterrestrials, are among the works featured in this book. Also included are the artist’s preparatory sketchbooks and gigantic screens, presented here for the first time.
Also of interest:
Artists in China: Inside the Contemporary Studio
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500974934 | | ISBN-13 978-0500974933 | | | | 28.0 x 22.0 cm | | Hardback including fold outs | | 176pp | | Illustrated in colour throughout | | First published 2000 | | Distributed on behalf of Fondation Cartier | | | | £16.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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