34 Quotes by Cai Guo-Qiang

Through art, through people working together and building relationships and trust, people can overcome the problems of politics.

I tend to be cautious and rational, prone to keep everything under control.

Any work that is born out of natural serendipity or reverts to simpler times is poignant for people - in any era.

Only an idiot would open an exhibition saying, 'Look at my awesome work.'

The boyhood dream of becoming a painter stays important to me.

I lived in Japan for eight years before moving to New York, but I was looking forward to a place like America to change my opinion on things and force me to come up with new perspectives.

In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another kind of China. A more open China.

Temporality and the transformation of energy are two very important aspects in my work.

When I was young, the constraints of Chinese society and my personal timid and cautious nature both drove me to seek a means to go against control. Gunpowder has an inherent uncertainty and uncontrollability and is an important means for me to relieve myself of constraint.