He uses the very things invented by his Chinese forefathers - paper and gunpowder! A brilliant artist who has never lost touch with his roots. I love it that his entire interview was done in Mandarin.

Taping into his heritage with the usage of gunpowder to create the explosions is very eye-opening! This shows how you can intertwine your roots into art.

True art... IS AN EXPLOSION!

Love this! such brilliance and joy. thank you

Thank you for this. I have till now been skeptical of installations as Art. But Cai's works have not only changed my mind but also gained a new perspective on the Artist's dialogue with his environment.

@mitchellmccauley160

3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way!

fantastic! Thanks so much for creating and sharing this video. Wonderful artist.

Thanks! My teacher recomended this for my test.

Spectacular video. Thank you very much for this

蔡老师真棒！加油！

So much talent!

Great Video, thanks for presenting us an amazing artist.

Wow 😳 his work is breathtaking... he is a genius that love nature and human emotions equals this artist...

Brilliant video. Mr Cai is such an interesting, amazing and dynamic artist. Many thanks.

Love this interview! In Spain there is a traditional festival every June for a week, they light up a whole square of firecrackers!

Amazing artist.......................Love your works..................Explosively beautiful !!!

Such a great video show...Thanks for share it...

Amazing artist, super talented, yet humble.

I just love it

Remarkable..!Thank you.

those fireworks are really incredible. a unique experience.

Very cool to see how that explosion painting works!

I am amazed !!!

A truly interesting person. His work is so diverse and fascinating.

Simply amazing...he's awesome.

Amazing

my favourite artist in the world

he definately can stop and rewind time...and let us see and touch it that moment...fak! I need to go out more often!! and catch lot of meaningful moment....THANK YOU FOR THE LESSON SIR! your art is one of a kind.

beyond genius!!!!!!!

amazing , respect

Beautifull

thank you for making this great video (though subtitles would have been helpful) - Cai is such an amazing artist and person and I love how this video explains exactly the progress of his gunpowder work, never seen this in another video about him

Amazing work! Reminds me of my own paintings with lightning (up to 30.000 volts).

Awesome! Amazing! Explosive!

Awesome!

The explosion painting is really cool

Would be very nice to have a 20 year chart of de DJIA powdered picture! Each day of trading is an explosion.Thanks for the upload Bloomberg

You have to see this work in person. The beauty of it was that I appreciated it as art even before I knew how it was made. So it succeeds as a traditional artwork as well as a conceptual piece. Absolutely brilliant.

His artwork is very impressive

Maravilhoso!

beijing olympics opening ceremony was da best thing i have ever seen

super 1

one of a kind......

DEMAGOGIA PURA Y DURA

Super ! how to paiting explosion work ?

Unique

The PRODUCER of the FLASH should contract this guy to do a pyrotechnics effects on HOW the FLASH RUNS and trains hes first run in real life.

what is the song at 1:55????

@ellennunes4155

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry,but i don't know

i could understand what cai guo qiang is talking about without looking at the subtitles because i am chinese and i am originally from china

Read “The Hundred Year Marathon” by Michael Pillsbury.

Oh come on, what happened to the hater comments that Chinese can only copy and cannot create & innovate?

@Yanaschaf

5 жыл бұрын

Nij Jin, the point is whether or not there is theft involved. The nationality does not matter.

0:18

Don't look at it if you don't like it!!!

I'm in Kentucky Cai. C'mon down. We can blow some stuff up and make some art. ✌

@Yanaschaf

5 жыл бұрын

You wish. :D

they hate Christmas what fools

牛逼

@baokanhwu3087

7 жыл бұрын

Unique Wang 的确

Nof respect bro

Kinda annoying to hear westerners pronouncing Chinese name wrongly. His last name is pronounced "Chai" (as in "chase"), not "Sai".

@oneness319

4 жыл бұрын

pepperpru it’s totally ok, as I think, sometimes we pronounce others name in a wrong way.

@jiayueding4314

4 жыл бұрын

Not Cai?

@davidsparling3505

2 жыл бұрын

Chai as in Chi-Com? This is the same guy who thought there was “art” in the explosion of 9/11…throw him out of the United States!

Does he use the reall stuffed animals? Then he's no further from destructive nature chinese bring to the whole world

@Yanaschaf

5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that as well, looked it up and found: animal replica, fake wolves. I did not find more information yet. On the other hand, a lot of people sadly use all kinds of animal parts... so even if the fur is actual animal fur, why should we be criticising that an not criticise the usage of animal based paint brushes, leather as a working material etc... I'd never buy art that contains animal products :)

A true original, he has so many copy cats who cannot even touch him. Looking at one particularly mediocre artist in Oklahoma named “Jay Sage” who flat out stole his explosion drawing technique and uses it for bible verse art…

Fireworks, GREAT! 90% of everything else, boring to me.

Sai Guoqiang ???? Ahahahaha

too much narrative and not enough art

@cinnamonbeardstud

5 жыл бұрын

Then go to an exhibit, it's clearly a video biography.

@Yanaschaf

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf is this dumb comment... The video is p a c k e d with his artworks.

That firework is so toxic for invironment and for our health.did anybody think about that?

@katarina2601

7 жыл бұрын

so are u comment!!

@wheelbegood

7 жыл бұрын

think about cars, planes, industries, etc.

@salupsetsemoc5804

7 жыл бұрын

The Chinese don't give a shit about that!

@Gyork_

7 жыл бұрын

The guy is 60, I say it's not that bad.

@sally9744

7 жыл бұрын

they do care omfg😄😄

Like his art works, so much dislike the explosion "artwork". 哗众取宠。

One would think the dude could learn English during his decades dealing in America . Also wonder who first financed his stuff; something of a spoiled child here I think.

ugh all that air pollution. no thanks

@monet23232

7 жыл бұрын

Do you drive a car, travel in a bus, go on holiday by plane?

@cinnamonbeardstud

5 жыл бұрын

Give me a break. Art is never pollution. Do you use toilet paper? Do you use a computer/phone to write these comments? Guess what, you're a polluter.

Can someone here justify the air pollution & environment degradation created by such nuisance experiments ?? N further more if tomorrow this so called contemporary artist experiments with bomb explosives or radioactive substances or animal parts or something, will we so called humans blindly appreciate this Foolishness ???

that´s art? that´s a genius? What a Rubbish!

@htoodoh5770

7 жыл бұрын

salvador200369 I will like to heard your case.

@htoodoh5770

7 жыл бұрын

Nij Jin Are you taking to me?

@salvador200369

7 жыл бұрын

Why? What i suppose to archive in my face? what a kind of stupid are you?

@monet23232

7 жыл бұрын

Please tell me what your definition of art is? Why rubbish? Have you clearly think through and comment?

@whoiswer

7 жыл бұрын

I think these paintings are great and instead of saying rubbish so easily for someone elses life work, it might be better if you think twice. Meditation doesn't seem to work so much on you..