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Pine Forest and Wolf

Pine Forest and Wolf

2005
(Chinese, b. 1957)
China, 21st century
exploded gunpowder, fuse, burned paper backed on wood panels
Overall: 230 x 308 cm (90 9/16 x 121 1/4 in.); Panel: 230 x 77 cm (90 9/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
Gift of Agnes Gund 2006.134.a
Location: not on view

Description

The silhouette of a wolf is visible in a forest of pine trees. During the ignition, the cardboard stencil that defined the shape of the wolf slid out of place, leaving a blurred impression of the animal. The varying shades of black and brown are achieved by covering parts of the paper with stencils or gunpowder fuses that impact the oxidization process during the explosive event. In the spirit of traditional Chinese landscape paintings, this work presents nature in harmony with wildlife undisturbed by human interference.
  • Cai, Guo-qiang, Thomas Krens, and Alexandra Munroe. Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe. New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2008. Reproduced: ex. cat. no. 17, pp. 126-127
    Spee, Clarissa von. "Explosive Stuff - The Cleveland Museum of Art Shows Cai Guo-Qiang." Orientations vol. 50 no. 3 (May/June 2019), pp. 104-107. Reproduced: fig. 4, p. 107
  • Cai Guo-Qiang: Cuyahoga River Lightning. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 25-September 22, 2019).
    Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 224). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 21, 2014-October 27, 2014).
    Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 229).The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 12, 2009-September 11, 2009).
    Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (February 22-May 28, 2008).
  • {{cite web|title=Pine Forest and Wolf|url=false|author=Cai Guo-Qiang|year=2005|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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