Liu Bolin

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A performance artist and photographer, Liu Bolin is renowned for his use of disguise and chameleon-like methods as a means of immersing himself within his environment;

« Concern about the situation of Chinese reality is one important theme of my works. »
Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin's Hide in the City No. 37, photograph of artist camouflaged against a wall with Chinese propaganda text, blending into urban setting.

Hide In The City N 37

Photography - Photograph

EUR 15,400

Bolin’s Hiding in the City series sees him camouflaged by paint in a silent protest against the Chinese government and the ostracisation he felt – such techniques as disguise and camouflage have earned him the nickname ‘The Invisible Man’.

« Each one chooses his or her path to come in contact with the external world. I chose to merge with the environment. »
Liu Bolin

The process of painting his body can take up to 10 hours – with the help of assistants, Bolin uses paint to match with a portion of his chosen environment; his chosen sites have included the rubble left by earthquakes in the Chinese countryside, and the words of the Communist Manifesto scribed onto a wall. (Artist website) Read More

China / male artist / Chinese Contemporary art / Performance art / Political pop / Activist art

ARTWORKS BY Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin

Hide In The City N 37, 2007

Photography

Photograph

EUR 15,400

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What is Political Pop?

Political Pop was an art movement that emerged in China during the 1980s, blending the Pop Art style of Western countries with the socialist realism of China. This movement arose during a time of rapid social and political change in China, as artists sought to create works that questioned and critiqued these cultural shifts. Political Pop often juxtaposed iconic images from Chinese propaganda with Western consumer culture, highlighting the tensions between tradition and modernization.

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