Friday, April 22, 2011

Cai Guo-Qiang





Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese artist born in 1957, who since 1995 has been based in New York. Trained in stage design at the Shanghai Theater Academy, his work has since crossed multiple mediums within art, including drawing, installation, video and performance art. His work is not actually taxidermy, in fact the wolves are made from sheep skins. The installation 'Head On' displays these 'wolves' in a gallery setting, taken out of their farmiliar settings, this creatures become awe inspiring.

From Cai’s website:
With few wolves scattered in the front gallery, all ninety-nine wolves run, gallop, and jump toward the far end of the exhibition hall, where a wall stands. The bravery of the wolves is met head on by the unyielding wall. As the leading wolves go down, many more follow with force and determination. As those in the front fall and pile up, those behind take up their positions.

“Entering the tiger room, you see the violent act—tigers with arrows pierced into their bodies and there’s a very visceral response. Even though it’s completely fake, the tigers are so realistically made that the audience feels pain when they see the them. "


1 comment:

  1. I just went to see this and it is an amazing experience.

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