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ODDITIES | July 27th, 2009

Chinese Artist Paints Himself Invisible

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By Zurab Guneshli

The Chinese have brought us crouching tigers, hidden dragons and now... the invisible man.

Liu Bolin, the 35 year old artist from Shandong, China has mastered the art of camouflaging himself against virtually any background.

The talented Liu Bolin says his art is a protest against the actions of the Government, who shut down his art studio in 2005 and persecutes artists. It’s about not fitting into modern society. Despite problems with Chinese authorities, Liu’s works are appreciated at an international level.

Liu often works over 10 hours straight on his art to achieve masterful perfection.

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Tags: Art, Artist, Camouflage, China, Chinese, Painter

Comments (20)

By Toni A.Willams on January 9, 2010 22:34

that is so amazing! it is so cool how u can blend in your background like that so beautiful!

By bob on January 9, 2010 17:57

mw2 is da bomb

By roda daignre on December 11, 2009 06:14

this is the replica of a ghost in literary works.

By roda daignre on December 11, 2009 06:12

this is a great work of a great mind; i really appreciated it very much; keep up the good work; this is the replica of a short story

By june on December 11, 2009 00:51

i think there is something more than visual impression. looking at the first several picture and pay attention to the setting. he is trying to send out the messeage that for many cases, the public, the ordinal people becomes invisible in front of officials. this is about human right.

By Long Tom on December 10, 2009 23:49

The man was not trying to be "invisible", but blend into the photograph. I guess if you are brought up with video games in your hand all day, you really can't appreciate true art which says something about our future......

By athena on December 10, 2009 23:09

@anon: dude, camouflaging doesn't mean being invisible! very nice!!! *two thumbs up*

By lacey on December 10, 2009 21:56

I really enjoyed looking at these. If you look at the big yellow construction truck you really have to look for him. It seems you almost have to see the head. Otherwise if he blends in too well, then you would just say that it was a picture and not the piece of art that it really is! Keep it up dude!

By Dr.Proktor on December 10, 2009 18:11

His art is amazing!!The rest of you jerkys....STOP WITH THE H8N!!

By I licked a turtle on December 10, 2009 17:58

Wow he is really good. anon lets see you do better =P

By anon on December 10, 2009 16:46

I agree theres only a couple pics where he really blends in other than that i see him perfectly!!! Not invisible!!!!!!!!!!

By Huang XinMin on December 2, 2009 01:49

I'm a Chinese, I hate our government , they dislike innovation and disobediency. They wanna control not only civilian's life but their minds. So these artists really suffer a lot and worth respect

By Green on October 14, 2009 16:46

he needs 2 be bald i can still see his head ...........his hair is black iam bored .lol:)

By Green on October 14, 2009 16:46

he needs 2 be bald i can still see his head ...........his hair is black iam bored .lol:)

By Green on October 14, 2009 16:46

he needs 2 be bald i can still see his head ...........his hair is black iam bored .lol:)

By johnny on October 2, 2009 03:26

absolutely stunning and original

By johnny on October 2, 2009 03:26

absolutely stunning and original

By ben on August 31, 2009 21:23

joedude you are a dick

By Fox on August 28, 2009 04:11

You are one hell of an artist.. i appreciate your efforts.. Stunning and absolutely brilliant.. Keep it up man

By Ben on August 24, 2009 22:24

his intriquite painting beautifully disquises himself among the suroundings.you can see his penis in one of the photos

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