‘camouflage’ by liu bolin
‘camouflage 36’
liu bolin is a young beijing based artist who has exhibited primarily in china until last year’s solo show at paris’ galerie bertin toublanc and a group show with the gallery in miami. he recently finished up a show at eli klein fine art in new york showcasing a variety of his pieces including some form the series ‘camoflague’. this series is an exploration of human nature and animal instincts which features chinese citizens painted to blend into their surroundings. the subjects are covered head to toe in paint, camouflaging themselves in front of the chinese flag, a billboard or downtown beijing.
liu bolin at galerie bertin toublanc
camouflage art by desiree palmen ‘body art’ by emma hack
‘cite interdite 1’
‘camouflage 16’ & ‘camouflage 17’
‘camouflage 2’
‘camouflage 46’ & ‘camouflage 26’
‘camouflage 31’
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Wow….The detail is immaculate. Well done!
WOW!
Very spectacular !
great work
cool! 🙂
amazing!
fantastic work. such powerful statements.
16 and 17 are spectacular.
Subtle, politically charged and fantastic! I love the clever replacement of the giant portrait of Mao at Tiananmen Square.
This guy is going to jail
Way too much time on your hands there!
absolutely fantatstic & mind blowing
I love it. Surely even those who say they don’t like or don’t understand ‘modern art’ will accept that here we have something extraordinary. And as for the prick who says ‘way too much time on your hands’ How long do you think it takes to produce a work of art? how much time do you spend with your dick in your hand? Bravo to the artist and to all who follow.
Big waste of time ever!!
Great!
awesome!
omg 16 and 17 looks like the guy is really seethrough its amazing
Wow. 16 and 17 are especially awesome.
Fantastic! You´re really amazing Mr Bolin. Congratulations!
1/2 are fake
looks like predator!
Gênio … genius … Grandioso … great …
massa
heh u should see jack black in be kind rewind…
Hey, blogger: it’s C-A-M-O-U-F-L-A-G-E, not ‘camoflague’.
Pretty cool. But pretty sure I coulda knocked out a few at least as easy as Camouflage 46. That one’s kinda lame.
ill dude!
46 and 36 look like early experiments… 16, 17, and 2 are pretty dope though.
I have to agree that it is a great waste of time. But, most art *is* a great waste of time — that is the whole point. If you keep the mind working towards a tangible goal all the time, it can never rest. The mind’s creativity is greatest when it’s resting.
That being said, I’ve enjoyed looking at the pictures, and I concur that the artwork is phenomenal. Someone had said that they made strong statements; perhaps so, but, I’m not sure what they’re saying. I see this more as abstract art myself — it can mean many different things to many different people.
Absolutely fantastic!!!
Wow..i still thought one would get shot for such blasphemy of the chinese state..
how in the hey…?
this artist is nuts, as are the subjects. but some of the look fake…
i think that 2 is fake, for example, but i think 26 and 46 are real (the flag ones)
i got 1 thing to say!…….that dude is a mother***kin ninja man!!
This is art at it’s best: conceptually brilliant and technically amazing. It’s political- the soldier holding and covering the eyes of a citizen; the citizen indistinguishable from the flag. It’s personal: the person disappearing into their downtown surroundings – (wouldn’t it be great to understand what the writing means?) and disappearing into the busstop- as if they are not there. Liu Bolin’s art is truly staggering and meaningful. I’m going to tell everyone I know about it.
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SHIT
It is always eye-catching when a new technique is used by an artist and what Liu Bolin has done is very attractive and political points come across perfectly well…
penis
impressive
amazing! also defines a part of china as well!
es hermoso
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Wow! I think I’ve seen a movie with this in it…
Very nice.
200.000 views.. wow
that guy is bad ass
This guy is an awseome painter!!!!! I could never do something like that, granted I’m a drawer. 🙂
Go Liu Bolin!!!!!
I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ARTIST JUMP OUT AT ME TO THE POINT WHERE I LOOK UP A BUNCH OF THEIR ART AND I WANT ALOT OF THESE PAINTINGS IN MY HOME! THIS IS AMAZING THIS MAN IS AMAZINGLY TALENTED!
Extraordinary.
OMG ur soo kewl dude goooood job 🙂
stupid critics…don’t be jealous, it’s awesome!!
nice
nice
GOOD