My fav pic of them all...Liu appearing to be transparent standing in front of a guy (I'll admit when I first saw the pic I was completely lost. lmao), and another great one of him standing in front of earthquake rubble)
I am a complete lover of the arts so it’s only fitting that I share some of the great things I find with you. I’m also a devoted reader of foreign news websites (thanks to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ for putting me on). I absolutely adore things that are off beat and people that think completely outside of the box. Today I present to you Liu Bolin from Shandong, eastern China. This dude is beyond ill imo. I’ll include a lil excerpt from the article, but I encourage you to head over to Daily Mail to peep the whole article and more pics:
"After graduating from school I couldn't find suitable work and I felt there was no place for me in society. I experienced the dark side of society, without social relations, and had a feeling that no one cared about me, I felt myself unnecessary in this world. From that time, my attitude turned from dependence into revolting against the system.'
Liu said he was further pushed on with his work when the Chinese authorities shut down his art studio in Beijing in 2005.
He said: 'At that time contemporary art was in quick development in Beijing, but the government decided it did not want artists like us to gather and live together. Also many exhibitions were forced to close. The situation for artists in China is very difficult and the forced removal of the artist's studio is in fact my direct inspiration of this series of photographs, Hiding In The City."
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