Artist of the Week (Week 9 of March 25)

Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist known for his work in camouflage art (also known as "invisible art"). His work burst onto the art scene in 2007 and was dubbed as "advanced camouflage work." Almost all of his pieces show him being seamlessly blended into whatever elaborate background he has chosen. To produce his work, him and two assistants spend hours painting directly onto his clothes and body. They then place him into the perfect position to disappear into the backdrop. Bolin has noted that this line of work was the result of the Chinese government closing his place of employment, the Suoija Village Art Campus, and him deciding to find his own path. Below are images from his new project Hiding in the City that is being feautured at the Eli Klein Gallery in New York City.