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CHINA & THE WORLD CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Journey Through Western Art History, which
represented his thinking as a Chinese artist in
Odyssey in the world. At present, the selected
artworks of the artistic program are presented with
the theme of Odyssey.
Exploding Hercules, 2019. Installation view in Odyssey and In 2017, Cai Guoqiang's solo exhibition "Spirit
Homecoming, 2020. Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio. of Painting", was held at the Prado Museum in
Spain trying to make the dialogue with Baroque
silk and other various mediums convey majestic art and the Spanish golden age. At the exhibition
artistic conception, which also reflects another "Odyssey and Homecoming", Day and Night
keyword of the exhibition, "Dialogue with Chinese in Toledo, The Spirit of Painting and some
Culture and Spirit". Transience II (Peony) was a other artworks created in 2017 are on display,
large gunpowder drawing created from explosion representing his feedback and thinking after the
on the silk, interpreting the weakness of life by research of the collection of artworks at Prado
peony. Flow (Cypress), another giant artwork, was Museum.
inspired by the cypress at Huangdi Mausoleum.
In early 2019, Cai Guoqiang went to the
Reviewing an Individual's Journey Archaeological Park of Pompeii and National
Through Western Art History from Archaeological Museum, Naples trying to make
Odyssey the dialogue with ancient Greek and Roman
civilizations. At the exhibition "Odyssey and
From China to Japan, then to the U.S., Cai Homecoming", Study for Pompeii No. 4: Hercules
Guoqiang has been travelling since 1986. In and Exploding Hercules represent the valuable
2017, he initiated his solo program, Individual's results of his dialogue with The Farnese Statue,
a classic artwork included in the collections in
National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
Links
Cai Guoqiang Cai Guoqiang was born in Quanzhou,
Fujian province in 1957. He entered
into Shanghai Theatre Academy.
During the academic year, he tried
gunpowder painting on which his
fame was built later. His most famous
artworks include the magnificent
fireworks finale that closed the APEC
held in Shanghai in 2001, the giant
Cai Guo-Qiang at the Palace Museum, July 2019. Photo by firework "Footprints" at the 2008 Beijing
Siqiao Lyu, courtesy Cai Studio. Olympic Games, etc.
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