Cai Guo-Qiang quotes

“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

Source : Interview with Germano Celant, www.artinamericamagazine.com. July 28, 2010.

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“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. They form a unity in showing the power of destruction, the beauty of destruction, whether it's from nature- because the boat has sunk- or through other forces. It's really the beauty of decay and death that holds a power here.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

Source : "Reflection". Art21 Interview, art21.org. 2005.

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“Be Careful Of Books. Be Careful With Books. Be Careful Or One Can Become A Weapon-Wielder. Be Careful Or One Can Become The Victim.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“My work is like a dialogue between me and unseen powers, like alchemy.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“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

Source : "Cai Guo-Qiang: Exploding expectations" By Dean Irvine, www.cnn.com. July 27, 2008.

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“When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.”
-- Cai Guo-Qiang

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“Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'”

Source : A.A. Gill (2010). “Paper View: The Best of The Sunday Times Television Columns”, p.127, Hachette UK

“The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn't permit them to cross boundaries with other people.”

Source : "Boundaries And Crossing". Interview with Vered Shemtov, shma.com. March 4, 2004.

“Begin to rejoice in the Lord, and your bones will flourish like an herb, and your cheeks will glow with the bloom of health and freshness. Worry, fear, distrust, care-all are poisonous! Joy is balm and healing, and if you will but rejoice, God will give power.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers

“Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.”

“I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.”

“He gives me the hairy eyeball, and asks me to help him find his pancreas.”

Source : A. Lee Martinez (2006). “Gil's All Fright Diner”, p.49, Macmillan

“To justify God's ways to man.”

“You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.”

“War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life.”

“She didn't know then that life has a way of backing you into a corner. You make your choices when you're far too young to understand their implications, and with each choice you make the field of possibility narrows. You choose a career and other careers are lost to you. You choose a mate and commit to loving no other.”