Full Description
Cai
Guo-Qiang (China b. 1957) is among the most prominent contemporary artists active
today. His prolific, diverse creative practice-which includes gunpowder
drawings and paintings, explosion events, videos, multimedia installations,
and site-specific works-draws on a personal belief system that freely blends
symbols and tenets from Eastern and Western traditions. Cai's output seeks to
establish dialogues among different cultures, different periods of time, and
even different species-always while probing our shared humanity and the
connections that can be divined across space and time out of chaos and
disorder. Based on in-depth interviews between the author and artist and with
studio assistants, as well as extensive examination, sampling, and scientific
analysis of a wide range of artworks, this publication addresses the
implications of Cai's distinctive materials and processes and their
associated conservation issues.
Written for conservation scientists, conservators, specialists in contemporary
art history, museum curators, collections managers, practicing artists,
collectors, and art enthusiasts, this book offers insights into the life,
methods, and materials of a leading figure in the art world. The technical
discussions provide essential findings that will inform strategies for the
future care of his works.
