Whitehot magazine of contemporary art. Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City, 2007, colour photograph, courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art Charles Schultz interviews Liu BolinLiu Bolin: China Report 2007 Eli Klein Fine ArtMarch 22nd through June 17th, 2008 Liu Bolin trained in one of China’s finest art academies—under one of China’s most prominent artists—and four years later he was homeless.
Under the pretext of Olympic redevelopment the Chinese government bulldozed the buildings of Suojiacun, a gritty artist village in northeastern Beijing, putting around a hundred artists on the streets. In protest Liu Bolin stood amongst the wreckage while two of his friends painted his entire body, camouflaging the artist into the scene. Chinese Artist Paints Himself Invisible. Liu Bolin: The Vanishing Artist. Chinese artist Liu Bolin is also known as The Vanishing Artist and by checking out his work you can easily see (or not see) why. 1 Artist Liu Bolin smiles as he prepares to demonstrate an art installation by blending in with vegetables displayed on the shelves at a supermarket in Beijing November 10, 2011.
Liu, also known as the Vanishing Artist, started practising being invisible by means of optical illusions more than six years ago.