Introduction Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese artist who has been in the limelight for decades. His unique skills in artwork have led to the advancement of his signature in most events. Cai discovered the importance of gunpowder in artworks. He has utilised gunpowder in most of his artworks. He has also experimented with explosives in his unique career. He was drawn to gunpowder because of its myriad of uses. Moreover, he has a repertoire of social projects as well as installations. His works are mainly drawn from Eastern philosophy. This paper will explore Cai’s artworks as well as their influence in the global world (Lufty 144–147). Cai Guo-Qiang Cai was born in China’s Fujian province in 1957. His father was a painter and a historian. During his childhood, Cai lived in Guangzhou city, which is in Fujian province, the place of his birth. His father worked in a bookstore, which exposed Cai to Western literature. This also introduced him to Chinese forms of art at a tender age. He went on to train at the Shanghai institute of Drama. Since then, Cai has been revolutionary in his works (Friis-Hansen 144). However, it is important to note that his works have sometimes been politically charged as well as scholarly. His use of gunpowder was influenced by the need to oppose suppression experienced in Chinese artworks and social climate. Moreover, he wanted to nurture spontaneity in his works. His exploits in gunpowder use started in 1986 while he lived in Japan. His inquisition on gunpowder eventually led to use of explosives in his artworks. This epitomised his works in extraterrestrials (Artsy 1). His works in Japan continued until 1995. His works were considered wildly poetic and ambitious since they tried to provide a link between his audience and the large universe surrounding them. His works, which are largely drawn from Eastern philosophy, encompassed various mediums such as video, drawings, and performance art. Feng Shui’s philosophy utilised by Cai has been site-specific in its cultural and historic aspects. Cai has made several large-scale installations in the process with a view on contemporary issues being top of his agenda. His prominence thrived in Japan largely due to his exemplified works. Since 1995, he has been living in the United States (New York). In his Career, Cai has received several prizes. Some of which include selection as a finalist for Hugo boss prize in 1996 as well as the 48 th Golden Lion of 1999 (Venice Biennale), among others (Art21, Inc. 1). In addition, he won several other awards including being best in Monographic museum show which featured his solo exhibition at MOCA. Moreover, he also won the best single work at the international association of arts critics through his exhibition featuring Inopportune. Variously, he has also won awards at the Hiroshima art prize, and the Fukuoka Asian culture prize, among others. Cai has performed exhibition in most museums around the world. He has influenced artworks in most parts of the world, especially in Asia. In the process, he has also gained prominence on his stance against oppression, history, and culture. His socialist skills have also been observed in most of his art works. Among his exhibitions, include “inopportune” in MASS MoCA, “Traveler,” and “Transient rainbow,” among