LIU Bolin »

The art of camouflage

Exhibition: 7 May 2010 – 20 Jul 2010

The art of camouflage
Olympic Emblem (n°2), 2007 Digital C-Print Edition of 3/8

Liu Bolin (°1973, Shandong) is a contemporary Chinese artist.

In 1995, he obtained a Bachelor's of Art from the Shandong Arts Institute and in 2001 he graduated with a Master's degree in Sculpture from the Central Academy of Fine Arts - CAFA.

Liu Bolin creates performances that use the human body as a living sculpture. He is interested in the human body and its place in social surroundings : how to blend in or stand out even in a given social-cultural landscape.

In his « Camouflage » series Liu Bolin always works in function of the actual location while taking into account visual and emotional elements as well as the social codes that come through in such a location.

Works

  • Olympic Emblem (n°2), 2007 Digital C-Print Edition of 3/8
  • New culture needs more 2005, Digital C-Print, 118 x 160 cm, Edition 5/8
  • Hiding in the City No. 83, 2009, Digital C-Print, 90 x 90 cm,
  • American national Flag, Digital C-Print, 118 x 150 cm, Edition of 8