Look closely at this photograph - can you see the man who blends into the background? That man is the artist Liu Bolin. He paints himself to "hide" within his photographs. I just watched this interesting newsclip about Bolin and his work. I think it's pretty creative stuff. You can read more about the ideology that underlies Bolin's art (and see more pictures of his work) in this article.I like how these photographs emphasize the idea that a person is affected by his/her surroundings. I latch onto that idea more than any of the political ideas that influence Bolin, although I think that his artistic/political protest makes sense.
What do you think?
