Art:21 Power Reaction

Power is defined in modern society as the ability to do or act; or show strength; might; force. The artist Cai Guo-Qiang demonstrates the strength/destructive side of art by using an array of fireworks and many sharp objects. In his works he uses fireworks to create imagines that can depict force while as he says “still maintaining its beauty”.  He also has many are pieces where he uses many sharp objects coming in and out of his art, for instance in the art work where there are many tigers where they looked to be stabbed shows us the negative /destructive side of power. For me that piece personally shows how humans use their power in the hunting of animals. Cai Guo-Qiang also uses modern fears in his art to display power. In his other piece he creates a plane out of confiscated sharp airport objects to show us how the destructive power of terror now influences the public’s views in flying.  Although Cai Guo-Qiang art can be viewed as something that shows us beauty it is still centered in the characteristics of power.