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Liu Bolin aka "The Invisible Man" paints himself to blend in with different backgrounds creating some pretty amazing images.
Liu Bolin is an artist from China’s Shandong province. Born in 1973, he currently lives and works in Beijing. Bolin received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001.
Known as The Invisible Man, Bolin’s most popular works are from his “Hiding in the City” series; photographic works that began as performance art in 2005.
Helped by his assistants, Bolin stands still for hours in a landscape while they paint on him to create a camouflage, blending him into his surroundings.
eBolin states: “My intention was not to disappear in the environment but instead to let the environment take possession of me.”
Bolin is not looking for a way to disappear as an individual but insists on the damages caused by the economic and urban development on the individuals. This is a kind of silent hold where the human being loses his capacity to integrate.
Sauce: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/02/invisible-man-liu-bolin-artwork/
FP Edit: be excellent to each other. Except Dan. Fuck you, Dan.
Iwanttofingeryou
The ghost in the shell sequel looks pretty good
LordTopf
what a big boss
Aurumvoraxi
Good job @OP. Quality post!
compulsivebookhoarder
Holy shit...that panda one tho!
Marinator5000
That's a weird lookin chameleon right there.
jsnforce
I guess his art is good. He doesn't really stand out in my view.
MightyTacoBelle
Yes, fuck Dan.
Zerosity
Is this the new Where's Waldo?
CouldntThinkOfAGoodUsernameSoImGoingWithThis
Who is Dan?
LookingOutAtTheDoomedEarthSheBreathedaSighAsEverythingHadBecome
#10 The stadium was designed by the controversial artist and architect Ai Weiwei.
johnefffd
....and Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Stefan Marbach and Li Xinggang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Stadium
Eggbutts
#7 SOAK LIU IN WOOD
TehButternaut
You've all been forewarned. Im gonna repost all of these images in a different order plus one extra that he is not in just to fuck with you.
SlappyRedCheeks
I always think of this when I see this guy. Found this on FP and hoped someone made this comment.
yeahitinder
But how good is he at the picture search puzzle from Highlights magazine?
SerialChillinSpree
https://static.vfiles.com/api/v2/image/media/451449/double
reginold12
You should've posted some pictures that he wasnt in just to fuck with people
Renowned1k90
Who's this Dan you speak of?
Butane9000
Asian where's Waldo is stepping up their game
Pirsquar
My visual acuity isn't very good, so a couple of these took me a few seconds to find him.
Fozinator103
Can he fix it or is he stuck like that?
jukedizzle86
That tractor one took me a second
RelativelyRelevantRelative
Front left tire, people.
blargedyblargedy
Same.
E2THEGZ
The panda one was nuts, i can only see his feet on that one.
ManolitoStone
So his ability is to stand still for hours as others paint him?
CaptEgDiggles
Art
supersaiyansenpai
The Chinese John Cena
theunconquered
LL Cool J already did this in Babes in Toyland. Albeit not as well.
WhyleKat
Also done by Robert Downey Jr in Sherlock Holmes 2... but those were movies... this is real life. Way more impressive
drenix
You mean is not fantasy?
Tyrannotron
Movie you're thinking of was just called "Toys." Babes in Toyland is a very different movie.
TheWinkleton
Came for invisible man. Found a skilled painter instead. Disappointment
oieokillertofu
*painters
jwatt32
Crazy how nature do that
Diddyu
If my internet were censored, I'd be bored out of my tits, probably enough to stand still for hours on end too.
alupnya
But it do.
scubaru08
He ain't got nothing on Waldo, I found him in every photo
GeraldWithTheFingerNails
The tractor one took way longer than I'd care to admit.
grinner
Yeah, until you have to look for him in crowds, ya cocky bastard!
Berberer
Oh,. he got something on Waldo. The problem is, Waldo's a tiny-ass bitch.
chikennoodlesoup
Where's Waldo, Asian edition!
rando53
If he was just a little off-center, or somewhere in the background, this would make a great game.
Metals4J
If it wasn't for the shoes standing out in most of the pics, I wouldn't have found him.
WhyleKat
Damn you're good. I've looked thru every photo 3 times and I can't find Waldo in any of them!
OrganizedRage
You win.
Twichy
@op next time throw an image in that there is no guy in.
SpankusJalopy
lol damn it missed opportunity. Will do.
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RandomThingForToday
Took me a moment. Nicely done
VrahMaster
Wait, what?
TehButternaut
Shit.. :/
StellarJay77
BipolarBat
CertifiedMemeGuy
It's Sateen
whosthatgirlitsvern
This is amazing, but I'm most impressed with his assistants who do the actual painting.
Emilianne
Welcome to the heated debate
scvd
What painting?
mynamesbryson
Yeah feel like the real heroes here are the painters. This dude literally just stands around.
shimmernshine
DaVinci used apprentices for the bulk of his paintings; he just chose the subjects and finished them. Check out Sol Lewitt, never painted.
Sassmachine
#10 is in front of Ai Wei Wei's design. He didn't build that building, so I guess really the construction workers should get the credit.
oieokillertofu
This guy didn't paint the details behind him. They were kinda already there. Nice try though.
Sassmachine
What? I'm saying if we're going to credit the painters and not the designers then Ai Wei Wei shouldn't get credit for his building.
katten241
yeah this dude's not the artist, just the canvas
ImSorryEh
...This "dude" started it all himself by painting himself into landscapes. He was the artist and canvas.
FriendZonedAmumu
Sadly they never do. All professional photographers do is point and shoot. That's what my photaghraphy teacher says
chocolatehaze
Which may be the reason he is a photography teacher and not a working pro. If he is under 50 without any amount of published work,dont trust
chocolatehaze
Most photographers worth their salt give credit where credit is due, however dont discard the artists because OP didnt bother with crediting
Anthraxwastaken
I mean, that's kind of like saying "all professional painters do is move a brush", technically true but misrepresented
DidNoOneNoticeThis
Professional It just type all day. Professional esports teams play games all day. Professional office worker poops all day.
LieutenantKifKroker
Assisted by the people who do ALL OF THE IMPRESSIVE STUFF.
ChomskyWouldnt
yeah but he stands there reeeeeal still
whosthatgirlitsvern
Chomsky wouldn't what?
ChomskyWouldnt
Whatever you're thinking about doing, probably. Noam Chomsky is like the disapproving mom of the academic world.
whosthatgirlitsvern
Goddamn it Noam, now I feel guilty for having a beer.
eetsumkaus
to be fair, none of them probably do anything particularly impressive individually, it's a team effort, and he probably heads it
oieokillertofu
So like in anything the head guy gets the credit and those that do the work, meh. Sounds right.
eetsumkaus
well, it's his vision likely, kind of like how directors get credit for movies. He determines how it all goes together so he IS "the artist"
oieokillertofu
"vision" it's weak really as they should be a team but that's why bands break up. They forget who helped them along the way.
ImTheButtman
They should be given the same credit if not more
asbrom123
It's still his concept. Most big artists have assistants helping them. I bet you in the beginning he was painting himself and it grew.
oieokillertofu
Really? because some of these would be impossible to do yourself. Maybe basic concepts but the idea is basic.
asbrom123
His earlier stuff was done mostly indoors where the lighting was consistent so he would have more time to plan and paint it.
ImTheButtman
Sure. My point was that they should be named too. Team effort after all.
JELLYCRUSHER
Well art these days is more about concept right? There are a ton of people that are just skilled. Sadly they're replaceable.
Krympehl
I can come up with ideas. :|
dangerkitty
Ideas are replaceable too. It's about both working together.
ImTheButtman
Yes, but being replaceable shouldn't mean not being recognized either.
JELLYCRUSHER
They probably get recognized within the art scene and gain carreer Succes. But I don't think they should receive more credit or something.
ImTheButtman
Fair enough