Bolin, Liu | Hide in the city n 37, 2007 — available on Composition Gallery

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Hide in the City No. 37 by Liu Bolin is a striking 2007 photograph from the artist's renowned Invisible Man series. In this piece, Bolin camouflages himself against a wall covered with Chinese propaganda text, blending seamlessly into the urban landscape. His meticulous body paint allows him to disappear within the wall, creating a visual commentary on themes of identity, conformity, and the individual’s relationship to society. Bolin’s performance art captures the tension between the self and the collective, particularly within the context of modern Chinese society. This signed and numbered photograph not only showcases Bolin’s technical skill but also serves as a profound critique on the erasure of individuality within a regulated environment.

Liu Bolin (China, 1973) is a contemporary artist celebrated for his 'Hiding in the City' series, where he camouflages himself into urban landscapes. His works, blending performance and photography, explore themes of identity, social invisibility, and the individual's role within modern society.

Liu Bolin

Hide in the city n 37, 2007

Name: Hide in the city n 37, 2007
SKU: 9107
Price: 15400.00 EUR
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PhotographyPhotography is the process of creating an image on light sensitive materials. The image is produced by using a camera, which has a lens that focuses on light either reflected or emitted from an object. These visible wavelengths are used to reproduce the image seen.

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PhotographA photograph is an image captured with a camera. Traditionally, photographs were made by exposing film and then developing the image on light-sensitive paper using chemicals. Today, photographs can also be captured digitally and printed or displayed electronically. The process requires a camera, whether film or digital, and a photographer.

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Signed and numbered in the lower margin; unframed

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

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; 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’. 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)

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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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Hide in the city n 37, 2007

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