City of Flowers in the Sky, 2018.
Realized above Piazzale Michelangelo, November 18, 3:50 pm, approximately 13 minutes 30 seconds
Fireworks, 170 meters tall [Ephemeral]
Photo by Leonardo Bianchi
Video documentation. Directed by Shanshan Xia; produced by 33 Studio, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 1
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Bacchus
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 300 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Cosmos Selfie
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 300 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Bad Kid!
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
275 x 200 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Exploding Cai
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
120 x 90 cm
Collection of Uffizi Galleries
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 2
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi No. 3
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 6
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
35.4 x 28 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
35.4 x 28 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 3
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
35.4 x 28 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 4
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
35.4 x 28 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Silverpoint Study No. 5
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
35.4 x 28 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Flora No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Green Rose No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Green Roses No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 183 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Yellow Rose No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Flora No. 3
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
183 x 152.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Venus No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 450 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: A Bouquet of Flowers No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Yellow Roses
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
152 x 183 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Purple Poppy No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
76 x 76 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Ancient Roses No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
152 x 122 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Purple Poppy No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
76 x 76 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Purple Iris
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
150 x 240 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Cactus
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Maple Leaves No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
25 x 25 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
White Lilies
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
51 x 61 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Green Round Leaves No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Wall Plant No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
25 x 25 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Maple Leaves No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
25 x 25 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Green Round Leaves No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Pomegranate Flowers
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
76 x 76 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Fallen Iris
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
150 x 240 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Dead Roses No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Dead Roses No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
91.5 x 122 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Sweet Briar
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 152.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Green Shrubs
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
76 x 76 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Yellow Iris
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
61 x 51 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Daisy Field No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
51 x 61 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Red Lilies
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Foxgloves
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
61 x 92 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Wall Plant No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
25 x 25 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Ancient Roses No. 3
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
152 x 122 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Color Gunpowder Test No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
51 x 61 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Black Gunpowder Test No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
51 x 61 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Gunpowder Test
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 244 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 3
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Renaissance Flower Garden
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 400 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Flower Soul
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 400 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 4
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Sunflowers
2010
Gunpowder on paper, mounted on wood as six-panel folding screen
230 x 462 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Dying Sunflower
2010
Gunpowder on paper, mounted on wood as nine-panel folding screen
230 x 697 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 5
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Heaven Complex No. 3
2017
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 750 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Heaven Complex No. 1 and No. 2
2017
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 750 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 6
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Cosmos: Dandelion No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Cosmos: Dandelion No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Cosmos: Dandelion No. 3
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Cosmos: Dandelion No. 4
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 91.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
White Daisies
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 450 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gunpowder Blossom
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 7
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Black Tulips No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Uffizi: Black Tulips No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Black Daisy
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 450 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 8
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study of Birds
2018
Gunpowder and oil on canvas
200 x 300 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
I Modi
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 1050 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Gallery 10
Exhibition view, Uffizi Galleries, Florence, 2018. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Color Gunpowder Drawing for City of Flowers in the Sky
2018
Gunpowder on paper
400 x 2400 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.