Human Chameleon

May 29, 2015

Chinese artist Lui Bolin is called the Human Chameleon because of the way he paints himself into the background. Some of his paintings take up to 10 hours - can you see him?!

bolin-has-begun-working-with-multiple-bodies-in-one-shot-like-this-one-taken-in-a-forest.jpg

bolin-is-interested-in-the-relationship-to-objects-and-the-people-who-use-them-for-this-shot-taken-in-the-colombia-gold-museum-bolin-wanted-to-express-my-idea-through-the-currency-to-reflect-the-relationship-between-money-and-people-he-told.jpg

bolin-recently-gave-a-ted-talk-in-california-of-course-while-he-was-there-he-had-to-do-his-thing.jpg

bolin-seen-or-not-seen-in-a-london-metro-station-spends-countless-hours-preparing-for-his-images.jpg

but-they-get-harder-here-he-is-in-front-of-the-hollywood-sign-in-california.jpg

graffiti-and-street-art-play-an-important-role-in-bolins-work-here-he-is-in-front-of-queens-famous-graffiti-mecca-5-pointz-which-has-unfortunately-since-been-knocked-down.jpg

much-of-his-work-carries-a-personal-or-political-message.jpg

others-like-this-shot-in-front-of-an-italian-magazine-rack-are-mind-blowing.jpg

sometimes-they-appear-to-be-slightly-easier-to-pull-off.jpg

this-is-the-most-impressive-one-to-date-it-took-us-a-long-time-to-finally-find-his-outline-in-front-of-these-bright-bags.jpg

using-more-than-just-himself-presents-a-larger-challenge-but-the-payoff-is-amazing.jpg

well-start-with-a-relatively-easy-one-heres-bolin-blending-in-at-the-7-july-memorial-in-londons-hyde-park.jpg