Master of camouflage, Liu Bolin uses his body to literally melt into his chosen background and produce some amazing photos. For more than ten years, this artist who seems to pass through walls has used the same modus operandi. With the help of his assistants who paint him from head to toe, he hides in supermarket shelves, the door of a safe, a pile of coal, a newspaper kiosk display. This rare retrospective of his work enables the public to discover his spectacular images, which are also works of resistance. In becoming this “invisible man” who shows up where he is not expected, Liu Bolin affirms his stubborn and insubordinate presence in a world that tends to deny the uniqueness of everyone’s destiny.
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Vichy : Liu Bolin, Camouflage and Confrontation – The Eye of Photography
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Liu Bolin
Liu Bolin
You have to have been living under a rock if you aren’t familiar with the work of Liu Bolin….or perhaps Liu Bolin is under a rock and you haven’t noticed. Galerie Paris-Beijing is exhibiting a retrospective of his work that opened March 7 and runs thro
You have to have been living under a rock if you aren’t familiar with the work of Liu Bolin….or perhaps Liu Bolin is under a rock and you haven’t noticed. Galerie Paris-Beijing is exhibiting a retrospective of his work that opened March 7 and runs through May 11th, 2013 at the Paris-Beijing Gallery in Brussels
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‘Hiding in the City’: New Camouflage Self-Portraits by Liu Bolin
Link: ‘Hiding in the City’: New Camouflage Self-Portraits by Liu Bolin | Feature Shoot
Liu Bolin has mastered the art of invisibility. His secret? Patience. Bolin will spend as many as 10 hours preparing for a photo. He poses as his assistants carefully paint his suit to help him blend into the background
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Hiding in the City With Liu Bolin
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For Bolin, the most important element of his images is the background. By using iconic cultural landmarks such as the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, or the remains of Suo Jia Village where his studio was housed, Bolin seeks to direct awareness to the humanity caught between the relics of the imperial past and the sleek modern monoliths of 21st century China
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Photographer #370: Liu Bolin
Photographer #370: Liu Bolin
Liu Bolin, 1973, China, is a sculptor and conceptual photographer. He received a B.A. from Shandong University of Arts in Jinan and an M.F.A…
Link: http://500photographers.blogspot.com/2011/09/photographer-370-liu-bolin.html
When in 2005 the Chinese government ordered the demolition of the Beijing International Art Camp which housed Liu’s studio he created an image as a response. He painted his body against the rubble of the demolished building. It was the first image of the extended body of work entitled Hiding in the City. His entire body is painted to create an effect that makes him fade away into the background
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l e n s c r a t c h: Liu Bolin
Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, and the result is both witty and unmistakably political and echoes the book, Where’s Waldo. Liu says he began the series after authorities shut down Beijing’s Suo Jiacun (Artist Village), in 2006. “At that time,” Liu told the Daily Mail, “contemporary art was in quick development in Beijing, but the government decided it did not want artists like us to gather and live together.” The photographs require him to pose for as long as ten hours while his collaborators perfect his painted disguise.