{"product_id":"9781606069493","title":"Cai Guo-Qiang : The Artist's Materials by Rachel Rivenc","description":"Cai  Guo-Qiang (China b. 1957) is among the most prominent contemporary artists active  today. His prolific, diverse creative practice-which includes gunpowder  drawings and paintings, explosion events, videos, multimedia installations,  and site-specific works-draws on a personal belief system that freely blends  symbols and tenets from Eastern and Western traditions. Cai's output seeks to  establish dialogues among different cultures, different periods of time, and  even different species-always while probing our shared humanity and the  connections that can be divined across space and time out of chaos and  disorder. Based on in-depth interviews between the author and artist and with  studio assistants, as well as extensive examination, sampling, and scientific  analysis of a wide range of artworks, this publication addresses the  implications of Cai's distinctive materials and processes and their  associated conservation issues.           Written for conservation scientists, conservators, specialists in contemporary  art history, museum curators, collections managers, practicing artists,  collectors, and art enthusiasts, this book offers insights into the life,  methods, and materials of a leading figure in the art world. The technical  discussions provide essential findings that will inform strategies for the  future care of his works.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304514761077,"sku":"9781606069493","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781606069493.jpg?v=1762795993","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781606069493","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}