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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

Topics: Artist Difficulty Done Essence Facing Get Good Good Place Influence Kind Nomad Overcome Place Power Remain Soldier Some Things You Your

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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

Topics: Any Artists City Country Course Images Influence Influenced Kind Political Politicians Projected Said Will Yes

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My work is like a dialogue between me and unseen powers, like alchemy.

~Cai Guo-Qiang

Topics: Alchemy Between Dialogue Like Me Powers Unseen Work

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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

Topics: Another Books Brought Chinese Classic Closed Even Explore Father Grandmother Invisible Me Mother Really Side Society Those Though Two Unseen Were Western Window Windows World

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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

Topics: Animation Computer Freedom Give Gravity Liberate Mental One Way People Them Way

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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.

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Topics: Could Deliberately Existed Father Feel Myself Painting Separate Traditional Want Wanted Young

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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

Topics: Always Am Aware Been Brave Child Coward Fact Very I Am

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Artist

Born: December 8th, 1957

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