In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians. — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
Even though China was a very closed country, they thought of themselves as the center of the world. It is an ethnic characteristic. After I went to Japan, I had a totally different view. The Japanese are always talking about… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
I lived in Japan for eight years before moving to New York, but I was looking forward to a place like America to change… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
When I was young, the constraints of Chinese society and my personal timid and cautious nature both drove me to seek a means to… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
In Quanzhou, I have a lot of influence from superstition. I would go to the temple with my grandmother and mother. That is why… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
For me it's really important that the work here displays an aesthetic of decay along with the sunken boat with the broken ceramic pieces.… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
I have always found that if, while creating an artwork, the artist constantly feels that some accident would occur if he is not careful,… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
For my art, there is a common theme most of the time: it is using the things we can see to search for the… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
One reason I chose gunpowder is that I had the good luck in my environment to be exposed to gunpowder. The other reason is… — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
Computer animation is one way to liberate people from their circumstantial gravity, and it is one way to give them mental freedom. — Cai Guo-Qiang Copy Share Image
