Liu Bolin’s Out of Sight Optical Illusions
Hiding in the City No. 71 – Bulldozer, 2008 Photograph
Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin
A Layer of Paint Hides This Invisible Man
A photo of a bulldozer seems pretty unremarkable.
What about a wall full of toys?
Hiding in New York No. 7 – Made in China, 2012 Photograph
Courtesy Eli Klein Fine Art, © Liu Bolin
Look again.
Did you say, “Oh, I see!”?
Over the past several years, artist Liu Bolin has been creating a photo series, “Hiding in the City,” in which he becomes an invisible man of sorts.
Liu Bolin’s Creative Process
To prepare for these optical illusion photos, Liu finds the perfect, everyday background and photographs himself there. He works with a team of assistants to select the exact paint colors and note all the lines, curves, and shadows of the setting.
Then he and his team go to the site again, and he...
