Cai guo-qiang cai guo-qiang was born in 1957 in quanzhou, fujian province, china. he recalled as a child hearing the "upsetting yet eerily beautiful blasts of artillery being fired across the straight."his father, cai ruiqin, was a calligrapher and traditional painter who worked in a bookstore. as a result, cai guo-qiang was exposed early on to wes

Pascal mohlmann over the past several years pascal mohlmann has been speed painting friends and colleagues in zurich for his gallery of idiots. the sessions last no longer than 30-60 minutes while pascal works as quickly as possible on each portrait. the rest of his work is incredible albeit nsfw. gallery of idiots, homa nasab – you studied at th

Paul mccarthy paul mccarthy - born in 1945 in salt lake city, centre of the mormons - studied at the university of utah (1969), painting at the san francisco art institute, and film, video, and arts at the university of southern california (1972). from 1982 onwards, he teaches performance, video, installation, and the history of performance art at

Ben quilty school boy doodles? germaine greer ben quilty's car paintings are not a childish obsession. they depict the self-destructive urges that lie at the heart of young men. six years ago, a reputable sydney gallery put on a show of 14 portraits in oils on canvas of an old car. the pictures sold like hot cakes. the car, a white 1972 holden lj t

Dan witz it's just after noon on a recent wednesday in san francisco, and dan witz is driving a rental car on highway 101 north, approaching the vermont street exit that leads to potrero hill. just before the turnoff, he suddenly pulls over to the right-side embankment. minutes later, he has walked to his trunk and put on a blue hard hat and green