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About the Author
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Steven Heller is the cofounder and the cochair of the MFA Designer as
Author program at the School of Visual Arts. He writes the Visuals
column for the New York Times Book Review and the Graphic Content
blog for T-Style; is editor of AIGA Voice; and is a contributor to Design Observer. He is the author, coauthor, and/or editor of more
than 120 books on design and popular culture, including the forthcoming
New Ornamental Type (Thames and Hudson). More information can be found at his homepage.
See all Daily Heller posts here.
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Can You See the Invisible Man?
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by Steven Heller
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Can you find Mr. Liu Bolin, "The Invisible Man?" Liu , a young Beijing-based artist, is called the “invisible
man” owing to his incredible ability to transform his own body into a uniquely eerie camo art that blends into his surroundings. The
36-year-old chameleon paints on himself and becomes one with the background. Now that's an illusion.
“Some people call me the invisible man, but for me it’s what is not
seen in a picture which is really what tells the story,” Mr Bolin told
the London Telegraph. “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." Mr Liu says his work is also a
protest against the Chinese government, who shut down his studio in 2005. I guess they were able to find him (see below bottom). Can you?
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Reader Comments
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Yu left out the best one! The one of him in front of the a tractor is truly amazing! He really is almost impossible to find in that one!
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By
Kirvi_Inci
October 28, 2009
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"reminds me of" david byrne's brick and grass costumes
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By
tucker
October 29, 2009
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i love the idea of reverse design - making things disappear instead up popping off the shelf! (i also love spell checker!!)
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By
tucker
October 29, 2009
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