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Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man...

 

This guy paints himself... no trick photography ... no photoshop ...he just paints himself...

 

 

Last pic is simply brilliant…..Couldn’t spot him

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sep 30, 2009
Jim Jones said...
Liu Bolin is a fascinating artist and even more of an inspiration once you read about his troubles with the Chinese gov (Google for his interview).

Jim http://www.TextMatch.me -- Love on the go.

Sep 30, 2009
marie said...
this guy is amazing. it took me a few seconds to find him in some of these!
Sep 30, 2009
Lucas said...
Very good.
Sep 30, 2009
Jason Castle said...
So cool! I love it that there are people in the world doing crazy (and highly creative) things like this!
Sep 30, 2009
Ethan Bloch said...
Holy crap. That is amazing.
Sep 30, 2009
latinalovescook said...
wow! It took me more than 10 seconds to find the guy in the last pic. Simply brilliant!
Sep 30, 2009
perv said...
Do one in the womans lockeroom!
Sep 30, 2009
Zhami said...
Truly awesome, amazing, and Talented!! And yes, it took me more than a handful of seconds to find him in the last photo.
Sep 30, 2009
12_Midnight said...
he was hard to find in the last 1
Sep 30, 2009
Karena said...
Gasp!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 30, 2009
Sheri said...
Wow, I had to really look at the last one to see him. He's very talented, in fact I'm wondering if these are even real vs. digital he's so good.
Sep 30, 2009
marknomad said...
Deep, sincere respect. Thank you for being you.
Sep 30, 2009
Eric Gonzalez said...
Whoa, that's awesome.
Sep 30, 2009
Holly said...
That's awesome! It reminds me of that movie "When a Stranger Calls Back" .... that movie had some horrible acting but it always stayed with me when the guy opened his eyes and you realized he painted himself to blend into the wall...it scared the crap out of me!
Sep 30, 2009
 said...
I am giving him the benefit of the doubt and believing that it is genuine by saying his artistry is GENIUS!
Sep 30, 2009
Santhosh said...
The last pic is truly brilliant!! Awesome creativity
Sep 30, 2009
idlg said...
brilliant, where is the story on his troubles? simply brilliant..
Sep 30, 2009
projectjulio said...
It's like I've always said; what the Chinese lack in technology they make up for in persistence. We're fucked.
Sep 30, 2009
 said...
almost didn't see him in the last pic.
Sep 30, 2009
inyoface said...
it reminds me of be kind rewind. lol
Sep 30, 2009
Jodie Garrison said...
incredible art - talent, depth...
Here's a link that mentions the context of the artist's work: http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/08/02/chinese-artist-shows-disappear/
Sep 30, 2009
Fi said...
Wow. Stunning.
Sep 30, 2009
Tim Bolin said...
Fascinating art
Sep 30, 2009
Mike said...
That last one was great! vargusvargus@gmail.com
Sep 30, 2009
riza said...
amazing
Sep 30, 2009
Ralph said...
I don't think he's in that last picture at all. Just earth-moving equipment and a pile of sand.
Sep 30, 2009
Gayvenda said...
It is hard to discern the spiritual self from maya. He has done a fantastic symbolism of this subject. A genius!
Sep 30, 2009
Gayvenda said...
It is hard to discern the spiritual self from maya. He has done a fantastic symbolism of this subject. A genius!
Sep 30, 2009
S.H.Y. said...
Wow, I thought you were just messing with me by putting the last picture in, but he's ACTUALLY THERE.

Unbelievable!

Sep 30, 2009
 said...
this is for those with an eye for detail...
Sep 30, 2009
SolidSnake26 said...
Last Pic was amazing, it took time for me to find out the guy
Sep 30, 2009
M Nur Nobi said...
Really amazing,I was not finding the last one.At last I got it
Sep 30, 2009
anurag said...
Greeeeeaaat Piece of Art.....
Oct 01, 2009
Arno said...
did he paint himself...I mean...he need someone to paint him right?
Oct 01, 2009
mattpalentinos said...
holy crap..how did he do that???
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
WOW GREAT...
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
fascinating!! art can be found in unexpected places done by fascinating people.. this is Great
Oct 01, 2009
yoje said...
true? unbelievable!
Oct 01, 2009
DarrenScotland said...
Incredible - really did take me a while to spot him in the last one!

Amazing stuff.

Oct 01, 2009
 said...
nice amazing
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
Awesome.
Oct 01, 2009
tek said...
Wow, these are great!
Oct 01, 2009
jhurine10 said...
whooahh,. this is so amazing i cant hardly see him when he painted his self in the bulldozer truck tire., great and interesting one
Oct 01, 2009
Legacy said...
Woah, almost couldn't find him in the last one XD
cool how people dare to go the distance. These are the ones that are truly awesome!!
Oct 01, 2009
repo said...
wao!
Amazing!
It has not understood first.
Oct 01, 2009
nana said...
whoaaaaaa!!!! amazing 100000x. how can he do this!? i especially was amazed with the 'invisble guy' with the guard... he's brilliant! :)
Oct 01, 2009
x said...
Why bother
Oct 01, 2009
..KL30..aka..Kleo.. said...
Big up'z tha Crazy idea..works really well....that digger one made me stair fo a few moments b4 i spotted him..Mans a genius!!
Oct 01, 2009
Juna D said...
This guy is a modern day Ninja.
Oct 01, 2009
Yeah Juna D, this guy is a painted Ninja.
Oct 01, 2009
rizZa said...
unbelievable!..& fascinating..
i cant hardle seE him at the last pic..
guesS where he is?..^_^
Oct 01, 2009
rizZa said...
hardly seE him..
Oct 01, 2009
Wow that's awesome art ....
I didn't get him on the last picture for a few seconds ^^
Oct 01, 2009
pf73 said...
this is crazy
Oct 01, 2009
Nikki said...
Fun, fun, fun!
Oct 01, 2009
darling angel said...
whew! pretty scary to me!
Oct 01, 2009
ferris said...
this guy has waaaay too much time on his hands...
Oct 01, 2009
Gail Morgan said...
Amazing! He is such a creative talent!
Oct 01, 2009
jean said...
It took a while to find him in the last picture! Wow!
Oct 01, 2009
MARC G. said...
What an imagination...awesome!
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
WHOA
Oct 01, 2009
DEWH said...
I'm totally impressed! I hope he is somehow earning a living from this (or something else) or that he is independently wealthy. I would love to watch him paint. I'd also love to know what this m-e-a-n-s. I'd like to give him a hug and say, "Hey, it's okay to be invisible. I am virtually invisible just by being a white female senior adult." Being invisible can mean being able to see without being seen. That has its advantages. Why does he want to be invisible? Or maybe this is his way NOT to be invisible, though, like most individuals, he politically/theoretically already is.
Oct 01, 2009
Karma Rabjay said...
Fresh, unique, team of scientists needed to calculate WOW! factor.
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
Pretty cool stuff
Oct 01, 2009
@OlhoNaTV said...
It's so hidden!
Oct 01, 2009
MayradeMateo said...
wowwww en el ultimo esta impresionante!
Oct 01, 2009
Jenny Stradling said...
This is true artistry at it`s finest.
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
Very neat!
Oct 01, 2009
thatguy said...
http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#2ZnFTQ/www.flickr.com/photos/w00kie/sets/180637/show//topic:Photography
Oct 01, 2009
Oct 01, 2009
Juice said...
The second to last one, with the cop, is the best one by far.
Oct 01, 2009
jbrett said...
He could actually be a piece of Banksy graffiti
Oct 01, 2009
Hannah2456 said...
Amazing! The last one took me like 2 minutes to find!
Oct 01, 2009
Bryan said...
It's a great trick - a marvelous, "oh wow" trick.

But are you really moved by this? Does it really change your view of the world, or cause you to reconsider your role in it? Are you inspired to terror or pity?

Oct 01, 2009
Matt said...
Great post, and the finish was by far the most impressive.
Oct 01, 2009
Gwen said...
Only had trouble finding him next to the tractor. But what a brilliant idea, a brilliant artist.
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
friggin awesome
Oct 01, 2009
Mofatts said...
There! diagonally!
Oct 01, 2009
shopped master said...
its 'shopped guys.
you can tell from the pixels,

plus ive seen many 'shops in my time.

Oct 01, 2009
 said...
This guy is amazing! I wish I could do stuff like this.
Oct 01, 2009
Alexa said...
Cool
Oct 01, 2009
mads said...
that's amazing!
Oct 01, 2009
AlenaClark said...
brilliant!
Oct 01, 2009
Georges CELSE said...
Great artist !!! thx for the sharing
The picture with the policeman gives to meditate, very heavy of sense...
My favorite!
Oct 01, 2009
 said...
amazing!!!
Oct 01, 2009
sonnyneel said...
god damn man!!!!
it's a highly creative work!!!!
Oct 02, 2009
matthew rogers said...
Seriously impressive stuff, I had to actually pull a Where's Waldo on the last picture.
Oct 02, 2009
 said...
This guy is amazing...
Oct 02, 2009
dbonev said...
The man is brilliant. Really impressed.
Oct 02, 2009
 said...
super cute!!
Oct 02, 2009
nicely done. but how? Does he stand there while someone else paints him?
Oct 02, 2009
Constantine said...
wicked!
Oct 02, 2009
Princess said...
Last pic really made me stare<totally>d
Oct 02, 2009
mimi43 said...
great pics, but there is a LITTLE bit of photoshop at least in the penultimate pic: there is no way to get the neary-diasppearing-towards-the-wall-guy on the right and at the same time the nice-contrast-full-coulour-guy on the left without postproduction!
Oct 02, 2009
Fran Lelinho said...
I hope he can make a living doing what he does. How does he make $? Is there a market for this kind of talent?
Oct 02, 2009
waldman said...
I want my job back.
Oct 02, 2009
 said...
How cool is this?!!
Oct 02, 2009
kat said...
where did you find this guy? does he have his own website?
Oct 02, 2009
Nyxxie said...
That's AMAZING. Although I did spot the guy in less than 2 seconds on the last pic.
Oct 02, 2009
A.J. said...
why doesn't that guy get a real job?

jk. that's totally awesome.

Oct 02, 2009
robb said...
last one is the best.
took me 2 secs to spot it.
Oct 02, 2009
dan said...
wow, the last one is unbelievable.
Oct 02, 2009
Mariela said...
Este pana es ASOMBROSO, en la del tractor gigante ni se nota....pero demasiado fajado.
Que trabajon..... ;)
Oct 02, 2009
 said...
omg!
one word:
awesomeness
Oct 02, 2009
faniidesigns said...
woooooowwwwwwwwww, at least five of them i didnt even think there was a person there
Oct 02, 2009
Artists don't worry about market or income. The only way this would be commercially viable is if a gallery sponsored him.
Oct 02, 2009
mike said...
i'm surprised that no one has said "How not to be seen".
Oct 02, 2009
Alsace said...
Thanks for posting this mans amazing work. would love to know what goes on in his head.
Oct 02, 2009
Anastasia Diandra said...
last pict: I was hardly find where he is. WOW. that was AWESOME!!
Oct 02, 2009
Louis Trapani said...
Incredible images. I would love to see a video of how he did and see him still within an image and then "breakout of the background" by walking away.
Oct 02, 2009
stetsa said...
Utterly amazing and original artwork...
Oct 03, 2009
psychopoet said...
whoa... it's a mutant art! ;-)
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
whoa... it's a mutant art! ;-)
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
Whoa... it's a mutant art!
Oct 03, 2009
littlejoao said...
Muito bom!! Maravilha!!
Asha Ray disse tudo: Arte Mutante!!
Quem é o artista?
Oct 03, 2009
littlejoao said...
Muito bom!! Maravilha!!
Asha Ray disse tudo: Arte Mutante!!
Quem é o artista?
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
This guy is Great! Thank goodness he's an artist an not a burgler.
Oct 03, 2009
riddergraniet said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYwU4_C5t3M
for those who want to know how he does this...
Incredible!
Oct 03, 2009
Jodi Spangler said...
Isn't Photoshop Great! Why would anyone believe this is real? The Chinese cheat at everything! Even making dog food! Show me a 360 video of this guy walking around in his "magic suit" and I'll believe it.
Oct 03, 2009
Rosemarie said...
His art is very profound in light of his culture. He becomes the object and his humanness is invisible. What a high form of art to express a political and cultural experience.
Oct 03, 2009
Rosemarie said...
How profound an expression of political situation and culture. True art.
Oct 03, 2009
bilal said...
this is completely tremendous work,
Congratulations.
Oct 03, 2009
Basia Ganoosh Walsh said...
Truly amazing and beautiful work!
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
fantástico!
Oct 03, 2009
cferrous said...
thank you, Liu.
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
this guy is so ridiculously cool..and has a ridiculous amount of time and patience on his hands
Oct 03, 2009
mulaz said...
Niiice...
Oct 03, 2009
sriram said...
dude its simply superb ...nice collection!!!!
Oct 03, 2009
Mugur said...
Amazing!!!
Oct 03, 2009
maría granaroli levratto said...
it' wonderfull, how he do it?
Oct 03, 2009
lou said...
you realllly gotta be dumb if you cant see him in any of these
Oct 03, 2009
PjtheDJ said...
This is why I love Stumble, be far the coolest thing i seen someone do
Oct 03, 2009
ernest said...
love the art.
Oct 03, 2009
 said...
excelente
Oct 03, 2009
Yona said...
Wow - it took a bit of time to actually find him in the last image.
Oct 03, 2009
Mari said...
Holy crap, that last one i thought, oh this must be a trick hes not even in this one haha totally gasped when i spotted him.
Oct 03, 2009
nini said...
amazing talent but slightly creepy --has anyone ever seen "when a stranger calls back"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_a_Stranger_Calls_Back
Oct 03, 2009
lumberjake said...
he should throw in a picture that doesn't have him in it, to confuse you... yes you
Oct 03, 2009
nvs said...
it's brilliant love the idea...hmm gives me ideas...
Oct 03, 2009
Borut Peterlin said...
Amazing. It would be even more impressive if we could see "the making of" short movie.
b5
Oct 03, 2009
sal said...
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!
Oct 04, 2009
harveststorm said...
wow this is nice art. amazing.
Oct 04, 2009
sam said...
wow that last one haha i almost thought it wasnt there at all and you were just playin
Oct 04, 2009
Couriertje said...
Wie staat daar bij dat rechter voorwiel
Oct 04, 2009
 said...
very nice, more on nature as background and paint the hair too.
Oct 04, 2009
Praveen sharma said...
really its amazing work............gud illusion ....!!!
Oct 04, 2009
mandy said...
that is awsomeeeeeeeeee but does he atcully paints himself i wonder but that is awsomeeeeee anyway
Oct 04, 2009
E.T.O.C said...
Very cool, the painter musthave been very precise with his work on himself... Does anybody know if somebody else painted his body? Or gave him an invisibility cloak? Or did he magically paint himself? Im not fully sure on how he succeeded at taking those clean shots. But however he did it, Good Job!
Oct 04, 2009
Trond said...
Fascinating!! :-)
Oct 04, 2009
Juliana said...
Stunning...i like the one 2nd last pic....great precision and skills.
Oct 04, 2009
Anna said...
The painting of himself is awesome. It took me at least a minute to fine him in the last picture.
Oct 04, 2009
Paul C. said...
Not so sure he did this all alone............But the art work is outstanding.....
Oct 04, 2009
meally puddin said...
are u all blind? get a grip for god sake. oh my word i can hardly see him. he stands out a fuckin mile u twats.
Oct 04, 2009
melonie said...
i found him on all
Oct 04, 2009
critter25 said...
wow that guy is goood my sweet lord the last one took me a few 2 find him lol
Oct 04, 2009
gabi said...
this is the coolest thing i've ever seen!
Oct 04, 2009
Baha said...
it's amazing nice collection
Oct 04, 2009
 said...
i wonder how long it takes him
Oct 05, 2009
Travis Tiburzi said...
That was some absolute amazing painting. I know i can't paint to save my life but that guy could literally paint himself int the background. I took me a while to find him in the last picture.
Oct 05, 2009
Lorena Zepp said...
whoa, this is freaking amazing!
it took me over 30 seconds to spot him on the last picture.

(spoiler)...
he's between the front tire and the machine picker upper thing (for lack of what its really called) on the right side of the picture. wow he is pretty invisible in that one.

Oct 05, 2009
Cheyenne Zaretzki said...
Woah that looks so real! Awesome!
Oct 05, 2009
rafdevis said...
very very very very clever
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
que apero esta eso!
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
wow q dedicación.. me parece increible.. gran trabajo
Oct 05, 2009
StevieWicks said...
Asian Where's Waldo is so much more advanced...
Oct 05, 2009
pj said...
Si todo el mundo utilizara su tiempo libre en crear algo o ayudar a alguien este seria un mejor mundo. Gran ejemplo de este senor.
Oct 05, 2009
KRIATTURA said...
MORTAL.... QUE INTERESANTE...
Oct 05, 2009
abvn said...
haha bárbaro que empeño se puso en este trabajo, tremendo, me encanta.-
Oct 05, 2009
Narayan Prabhu said...
AMG..what a creative person...I will give him 10/10..
Oct 05, 2009
gabe said...
on the last pic, he painted himself as the front left wheel of the tractos
Oct 05, 2009
George Oscar Bluth said...
You can always tell a Milford man.
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
Cool
Oct 05, 2009
Nick Kutcher said...
WOW Amazing!
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
He is fantastic...
Oct 05, 2009
Tori Lambert said...
Thats just amazing hes AMAZING at life.... alittle odd tho!
Oct 05, 2009
Wei heng Deng said...
Tai hao le sir.....Tai hao le
Oct 05, 2009
Rodolfo Barbosa said...
Si no es preparado con photoshop esta pasao!!!
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
OMG!!!! this is a fantastic arte work... FELICITACIONES, from Colombia, South América.
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
cool
Oct 05, 2009
 said...
Check this out.
Oct 05, 2009
kevin remicio said...
brabazo0..!
co0l
=)
Oct 06, 2009
phani said...
hey, ur work is simply superb and extraordinary... u gott grt talent man..
ca u pls send me few more pics if u have... i also wud like to c dem...
Oct 06, 2009
photo expert said...
photoshopped
Oct 06, 2009
 said...
wow amazing talent
Oct 06, 2009
katarina said...
what can I say???just brilliant....
Oct 06, 2009
glinda said...
amazing,had a hard time finding him in the last one
Oct 06, 2009
yuva said...
great work of patience and dedication. hats off! really something different
Oct 06, 2009
Radillo said...
Awesome!!! Coooooooooooool cool work you do, I just really like it!
Oct 06, 2009
the cinemascapist said...
It would seem like he completely ripped off Dutch photographer Desiree Palmen who's been doing this EXACT SAME THING for quite some time. Her images begin around 1999... can't figure out when Liu Bolin started, but I'm pretty sure it was later.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/3189/camouflage-art-by-desiree-palmen.html

Oct 06, 2009
Frankenstein said...
This is photoshopped
Oct 06, 2009
Rob said...
WTF - great camo - lets go shopping......
Oct 06, 2009
 said...
this is true art
Oct 06, 2009
Katie said...
this is a very creative idea. I really couldn't find him in the last picture, even though I had read the comments that others couldn't either! master mind!
Oct 07, 2009
Jerome Turner said...
top stuff
Oct 07, 2009
goo goo doll said...
holy shit hes totaly amazing i would totaly date him kiding lol just think if he were on the wall and you didnt knowthat he was there and you like leaned on him hahah i would totaly fuckn freak out
Oct 07, 2009
goo goo doll said...
i couldnt stand there forever just painting myself that mus be real talent and a lot of patience lol duhhhhhhhhhhhh.......................
Oct 07, 2009
goo goo doll said...
damm ethan bloch is fine lolo
Oct 07, 2009
Elizabeth said...
how many times have I been someplace and would have loved to be able to "paint myself out"
Oct 07, 2009
wien said...
very cool post
Oct 07, 2009
Franz said...
Fantastic
Oct 07, 2009
diana said...
wow
that's amazing!
Oct 07, 2009
 said...
coool
Oct 07, 2009
 said...
This is so cool. check out the last pic and see if you can spot him. It took me a while, but I did it.
Oct 07, 2009
whitney said...
this is so amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the policeman and the bulldozer is AMAZING
Oct 07, 2009
 said...
The invisible man.
Oct 07, 2009
Naren Reddy said...
One again its proven that nothing is impossible if you have will. Great work. Keep it up
Oct 07, 2009
SteveOramA said...
This guy is really amazing. Paints himself? Simply impossible.
Oct 08, 2009
Mehrdad said...
Very amazing:a picture says more than a thousand words.
China and Iran has common policy in dicatorship and against humanity rights.
Oct 08, 2009
SteveW said...
See how it's done - not photoshop ;)
Short clip from Reuters on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8p-JVmcVbY
Oct 08, 2009
Mona Lisa said...
A genius; amazimg work indeed!
Oct 08, 2009
Realistic person said...
Actually it's not really all that clever (oh you of simple minds) - if you look on youtube, he just stands there whilst a couple of other people paint him - so can he really be called an artist or just some bloke who stand around whilst others are the artists. It wasn't even his idea in the first place so although it looks good he is neither an artist or the imagination behind it - so just some bloke then.
Oct 08, 2009
henry Lopez said...
its interesting how a group of people can be so sneaky
LOL
Oct 08, 2009
Bev said...
very interesting, quite talented
Oct 08, 2009
JC said...
yep, it looks very good, but HE'S not the clever one, search for his name on YouTube and you'll see his little gang of assistants who do all the work, while he just stands there being painted, so THEY'RE the artists, not him.

The woman who thought of the idea, who takes photos of the background, then paints her clothes, and then wears them in situ, now SHE'S CLEVER!

so, a stolen idea, not executed by himself, NOT an artist!

Oct 08, 2009
Heff said...
Some people will do anything for attention
Oct 08, 2009
caid said...
Part of the reason he's so difficult to find in the last pic was because it didn't focus on him. In all the other photos, he is the centerpoint. All in all, amazing.
Oct 08, 2009
swtkitten said...
wow thats 2 cool athough it only took me less than 5 seconds to find him in the last pic lol. i love art so comes easily for me but this was still briliant
Oct 08, 2009
Evelyn said...
Absolutly AMAZING ! Being myself a creative photographer ....I admire his ingeniosity !!! BRAVO!!!:)))
Oct 08, 2009
dave said...
awesome great work
Oct 09, 2009
Harley said...
Liu Bolin's human art lifts my spirit and makes my day - this guy is assured of a place in Artist Heaven.
Oct 09, 2009
Bruce McCann said...
Impressive, but what for, what a waste of time
Oct 09, 2009
minal said...
if he is truly doing this and no trick photography then he deserves all the accolades on this earth... AMAZING !!
Oct 09, 2009
aryaman said...
wow !!!!
Oct 09, 2009
Rohit said...
This is awesome...really cool stuff...
Oct 09, 2009
 said...
A must view for those with an art interest. Can't imagine how he executed this work. Simply incredible!
Oct 09, 2009
Hope said...
Awesome pics! Last one the guy is on the front tire. Look for his shoes on the grass. This is really cool... he must be like a pro or something. Really awesome. Thanks.
Oct 10, 2009
 said...
see if u can spot him in the last one...
Oct 10, 2009
elginmarvel said...
Inspiring!!!!
Oct 10, 2009
 said...
that's amazing how does he do it look on last one can u find him
Oct 10, 2009
tommy Hagen said...
beautyfullllnize
Oct 10, 2009
mcD said...
hadi len ordan, ç*k kafalı japon askeri :)
Oct 10, 2009
Dotun said...
Very nice. seems to be some photoshop help somewhere though
Oct 10, 2009
JBTV said...
This is awesome
Oct 10, 2009
djdjjdjdjjd said...
cool
Oct 10, 2009
chriss said...
WoW!!!! It took a while to find him in the last pic!! This guys work is phenomenal!!
Oct 10, 2009
BRIAN said...
THIS IS REALLY COOL. BUT, ITS LOOKS LIKE THERES A LITTLE BIT OF EDITING. HE LOOKS LIKE HE FADED HIMSELF IN ALL OF THE PICTURES TO BLEND IN MORE.
Oct 11, 2009
Pripop said...
Wow that is really amazing i wish i could do that sometime and scare some people LOL. It would be neat to see that in real life, it took me a little bit of some time to find him in that last one. But yeah that is really cool!!!
Oct 11, 2009
Bob said...
Amazing this guy must have loads of time on his hands though!
Oct 11, 2009
Manthasfamily said...
This guy is brilliant!
Oct 11, 2009
Luiz Chavez said...
Caracas, meu !? Que trabajon.....
Oct 11, 2009
paul cooney said...
All photos great however; No problem to view him.
Oct 12, 2009
girija said...
simply superb
Oct 12, 2009
rajinder saini said...
vikran aayyaappaa sir yeh pic kahan se mari yeh be invisible hai
Oct 12, 2009
Gene said...
This guy seems to fit right it.
Oct 12, 2009
Jason said...
Anyone else think this guy may be the preditor!?!?!?!?
Oct 12, 2009
Ariana Saraha said...
Wow! Thank you for being an incredible artist. Methinks that's the meaning of life...
Oct 13, 2009
betnix said...
Simply brilliant. How many shots would it take to get it just right :)
Oct 13, 2009
Tanitasan said...
Super Genial el chico! Is an incredible guy!
Oct 13, 2009
HiMY SYeD said...
@Realistic person...

" Good Artists Copy. Great Artists Steal."

-- Steve Jobs, Apple.

-- -- Actually it was Pablo Picasso what said that first and who Steve Jobs was quoting but forgot to mention.

Oct 13, 2009
 said...
this is totally cool! maybe I'll have to try it sometime! lol
Oct 14, 2009
marva waugh said...
very creative and inspiring
Oct 14, 2009
Kevin Tucker said...
These are totally awesome.
Oct 14, 2009
Rose said...
That was amazing. The planning that must take would be insane. I love the one of the guard holding him.
Oct 14, 2009
p said...
thats not paint...thats ninja magic
Oct 14, 2009
This guy must have the dryest skin. Seriously.
Oct 15, 2009
myspace.com/drunkenray said...
im not gonna lie, i had a lil trouble finding the last one
Oct 15, 2009
shukla basu said...
quite a chameleon. eta ki yew penn-er bhai?
Oct 15, 2009
Misa said...
J didn't see the person on last pic, but this comments helped me to see.. hehe.. :)
Oct 15, 2009
 said...
Very cool.
Oct 15, 2009
love said...
very cool. Simply amazing!!

just let love be

Oct 16, 2009
52ndState said...
Huge talent
Oct 16, 2009
The-Cookie.Monster said...
Last piccy, he's by the front tire :O Took me about 10 minutes, brilliant pictures.
Oct 16, 2009
 said...
He had an idea and executed it briliantly.
Oct 16, 2009
ShabaLabaDingDong said...
I just got to say one word, and that one word is..... DANG!!!! :)

Peace Love Harmony ♥

Oct 17, 2009
Andrei Voica said...
Original oil paintings on www.artketer.com You have never seen such a thing before...
Oct 17, 2009
Shane said...
that dude has taken in some serius paint fumes
Oct 17, 2009
Roman said...
Superb, Amazing, Excellent Artist and Congratulations for the future!
Oct 18, 2009
Ivone Bakis said...
It's great the pictures, but the last picture is better, it took me a couple seconds to find him.
Oct 18, 2009
nicholas said...
last one was ridiculous, took me like five ten seconds to find him.
Oct 18, 2009
matt said...
Haha! wow! :D
Oct 19, 2009
psephis said...
I just don't believe this!!!
Oct 19, 2009
anothertwihard said...
Dude if this is real ( must be gettin cynical in my old age)....Its fucken amazing!!!!!!
Oct 19, 2009
ubalin webblog said...
Cool, it is very brilliant, salute for the detail and his patient.
Oct 19, 2009
Michael D said...
Amazing work, very creative. As others, took me a bit to find him in that bulldozer shot!
Oct 19, 2009
Sharron Billings said...
fantasic use of talent.
Oct 19, 2009
chr1s said...
call it Where's Waldo 2009
Oct 19, 2009
Martin Svedén said...
Nice I've never seen anything like it. The third and last are the best imo.
Oct 20, 2009
mick brum said...
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES FOR TWO WEEKS AND I STILL CANNOT FIND HIM HE IS INVISIBLE !!! IF HE WAS TO STEP OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHILST I WAS DRIVING MY CAR I WOULD KNOCK HIM DOWN BECAUSE I JUST WOULD NOT SEE HIM BECAUSE HE IS INVISBLE I HOPE HE NEVER DOES
Oct 20, 2009
Olivia said...
The last pic is amazing!!!! Its look me a while to find him.... AMAZING!!
Oct 20, 2009
Marni said...
Quite a gifted artist, the last image took me a few seconds to "find" him, but I did, very gifted and good.
Oct 21, 2009
Oct 21, 2009
Oct 21, 2009
babak said...
http://www.animworld.net/
انیمه ,دانلود انیمه ,زیرنویس انیمه
http://forums.animworld.net
Oct 21, 2009
chris ronk said...
I really be liking dis cuz. he aright.
Oct 21, 2009
nick said...
hat was AWESOME
Oct 21, 2009
your mom said...
wait what am i looking for?
Oct 21, 2009
This is awesome!
Oct 21, 2009
tiar poerba said...
amazing..!!
Oct 21, 2009
SuperJeweler said...
I can't even imagine how long it must take to get the paint right for these. So good.
Oct 21, 2009
lulugirl1230 said...
This is amazing
Oct 22, 2009
mick where is he? said...
i think this guy is amazing i would like to shake his hand if i could see him but because he is invisible i know that will never happen.less i do knock him over when out in my car.and just think you could come home early one night from the pub and he could be in your house stealing your television and you would not see him because he is invisible he would just blend in to your living room carpet.Awesome i wish i could be invisible too!!.ps do you think if i could find him he would decorate my hall stairs and landing for me?.
Oct 22, 2009
Victoria Fillman said...
Amazing!!
Oct 22, 2009
Kristen said...
omg he must be a genius
Oct 22, 2009
Chris Cooney said...
Well, he painted himself like grass and sat in a park near where I live and I didn't see him. My dog did though.
Oct 22, 2009
JOSE Mª said...
ANNA , GRACIAS POR ENVIARME ESTAS FOTOS SON INCREIBLES ... COMO TU
Oct 22, 2009
Diane Taylor said...
Wow! He was almost invisible by the last (construction) film. He is an awesome individual! Very interesting & entertaining
Oct 23, 2009
Mark McGowan said...
Wonderful series of images - had to have the last one pointed out to me, fantastic vision to create these.
Oct 23, 2009
 said...
Amazing and so creative.. the messages are strong and well received
Oct 24, 2009
O V Gillies said...
Amazing!
Oct 24, 2009
egoist said...
Was it "Enemey at the Gate" (the movie) where the sniper hides in a fountain? This would be handy.
Oct 24, 2009
voice of reason said...
for those people who thought it was hard to find him in the last picture, YOU ARE RETARDED OR AMERICAN OR BOTH
Oct 24, 2009
Katherine said...
Holy crud, that's cool! I love the last one, I couldn't even find him until like 5 minutes! Shit! that's wicked!
Oct 24, 2009
Katie789 said...
It was truly amazing! I can't believe he could paint his face and eyes too!
Oct 25, 2009
buttercup said...
wow it took me awhile to find the guy in the last picture
Oct 25, 2009
Marie said...
Can't believe how unique and talented he is. Amazing.
Oct 25, 2009
 said...
This is awesome.
Oct 26, 2009
YESHEK said...
REMARKABLE ESCAPE ARTIST, IS THIS A CRY FOR FREEDOM?
Oct 26, 2009
 said...
simply brilliant!
Oct 26, 2009
Shirena said...
Amazing!! I love it!
Oct 28, 2009
These are fantastic, what a brilliant idea!
Oct 28, 2009
Oct 28, 2009
John Schieffer said...
This art work looks like a very good Photoshop job to me. Either way it's good art, because to do them both well, you have to be a good artist.
Oct 28, 2009
nellyb63 said...
Veruschka's camouflage pre-dates the ability of any computer to do the job. You're right though, both examples are excellent
Oct 28, 2009
ASmith said...
that's a true ninja right there
Oct 28, 2009
 said...
truly remarkable!! ... merging with the structures and vanishing away ... a man of mighty talent!
Oct 28, 2009
dealinhoz said...
mr. liu, please join our army.
Oct 28, 2009
 said...
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i found these pretty easily however it's a very good conceptual piece :D
Oct 28, 2009
Meru said...
Holy crap. Last one made me jump when I saw it. ...How awesome would something like that be as a Halloween costume?
Oct 28, 2009
Jessica said...
Awesome.
Oct 28, 2009
Jessica said...
VERY INTERESTTINGGGGGGGGG.<3
Oct 28, 2009
lebosch said...
I see in the last one. By the front tire.

He's a genius

Oct 28, 2009
Wörns said...
Whaaaaaaaaaaaattt Thee Fuuuuuck?
Where is this guy in the last picture??
This is amazing!
Oct 28, 2009
Rrrraluca said...
Oh my god, he is great.
Awsome!
Oct 28, 2009
 said...
this is soo amazing!
Oct 28, 2009
Lin whatever my last name is said...
omg cool but i know how to do tht
Oct 29, 2009
 said...
This is amazing!
Oct 29, 2009
Sebastian said...
OMFG!this guy is simply amazing! Gosh, I wonder if I could ever camuflage x3
Oct 29, 2009
Matt Beeman said...
I had to look twice at the last image, good stuff, I like imaginative art like this.
Oct 30, 2009
Un friggin believable ! truely one great creative mind
Oct 30, 2009
 said...
I would never think of anything like this.
Oct 30, 2009
zoe said...
this is so cool. if you havent seen it you have to!
Oct 30, 2009
Abid Zahid said...
Mind blowing... :p ingenious idea btw... :p
Oct 30, 2009
Jessica said...
Was the guy in the picture 'The Invisible Man' or was he painted by someone else who made the title 'The Invisible Man'?
Oct 30, 2009
fay said...
wow, i took ages trying to find him on the last pic! i wonder if he photoshops the pics? even so, its still amazing, ^___^
Oct 30, 2009
francis said...
is it not his assistant that paints him that is amazing??
Nov 01, 2009
Seabatián said...
chapeau! sehr gut!
Nov 01, 2009
 said...
this is great love it
Nov 01, 2009
Graycard said...
Dude's preenting himself as the ideal Chinese civilian: invisible. Notice too how each posture he assumes is essentially immobile.

But how can he be certain the background will remain unchanged until he's ready for the shoot? Especially the loader.

Nov 01, 2009
Janie In Portland CT said...
Just Amazing!
Nov 02, 2009
tdiggigty said...
if it took you longer than 3 seconds to see the little china man in any of these pictures, please go be an hero, hold your head up high and blow your brains out
Nov 03, 2009
Ken said...
To fix the source of some skepticism - he does not paint himself - he paints others, hence the ability to align so well...
Nov 03, 2009
jcohlmeyer said...
Cool Cool, whoever said art had to stand out? YAY for the invisable man!
Nov 03, 2009
writtenwithwit said...
very cool, in the bulldozer picture he is nearly invisible. And the one with the guard intertwined with him is interesting
Nov 03, 2009
darby wilson said...
wow!that must take alot of time!!lol
Nov 03, 2009
se said...
exc pic the last one
Nov 03, 2009
jiggaman said...
he WAS hard to find in the last one.... well not really, but ya
Nov 03, 2009
anon said...
刘勃麟

That's his name in hanzi. (After studying Mandarin for a while it's a little annoying when they don't include his real name.)

Nov 04, 2009
Pradeep said...
i can't believe....
Nov 04, 2009
Rusty Shackleford said...
Calling bullshit on this one.
Nov 05, 2009
Dave said...
What a freak
Nov 05, 2009
jhazztin said...
nice"?
Nov 05, 2009
jhazztin said...
you have a weird interest!!!!!!
Nov 05, 2009
 said...
uwooow...amazing & sakit jiwa!!! hahahaha.
Nov 06, 2009
Ali said...
The guy must be painting himself, but he surely photoshopped his "image" in the photographs.
Nov 06, 2009
 said...
This is amazing! very interest.
Nov 06, 2009
debra said...
Ya I don't believe this for a minute. That's defiantly photoshop
Nov 06, 2009
rodney hunt said...
This is amazing art & photograpy, how do they do it ???
Nov 06, 2009
jamersx3 said...
That's amazing. It took me awile to find him in the last one.
Nov 06, 2009
camren said...
thats BEASTLY
Nov 06, 2009
Bev said...
wonderfully unique and creative, enjoyed all the talent to complete these
Nov 06, 2009
Alana said...
Brilliant, but didn't take me long to find him. It's almost like a modern Where's Waldo.
Nov 06, 2009
o4tuna said...
Great work. Even better statement
Nov 06, 2009
emily june said...
WHO HAS TIME FOR THIS????
Nov 09, 2009
ashley said...
okay it took me a few minutes to see him in the last one i love it!
Nov 09, 2009
Anouk said...
It wasn't so hard to find this guy,.. Respect for what he is doing,.. Little lifeless but you need something to do XP I've got better things to do XP
Nov 09, 2009
Alfredo said...
este muchacho debe haber sido camaleón en su vida anterior, ja
Nov 09, 2009
that's what she said...
dude that's CRAZY i couldn't find him in the last one then my friend told me...
Nov 09, 2009
josh said...
holly shit hahaha
Nov 10, 2009
Abby said...
he must be God working through that man
Nov 10, 2009
Myra Clay said...
absolutely amazing......He's a phenom
Nov 11, 2009
outstanding, and a bit weird. I love the last one!!
Nov 11, 2009
ras said...
thats great editing...
Nov 12, 2009
E cigarette said...
That is amazing. I hope to see more of your work soon.
Nov 12, 2009
ZOE THOMAN said...
THAT IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 13, 2009
jean symons said...
whats so amazing i saw every one
Nov 13, 2009
twittymatt said...
that was amazing
Nov 15, 2009
Tiara said...
I could easily spot the guys in all of them except the last one. The last one took me a while :p
Nov 15, 2009
Mayla l. said...
I'v been around different kind of art, but this is awesome -this guy is so talented, realy amazing!!!!!!!!
Nov 15, 2009
Nico said...
Five stars. Kinda creepy
Nov 15, 2009
zoe said...
that is so cool.i cant believe it!
Nov 15, 2009
Linda said...
Wow ...just.. wow. A real artist.
Nov 15, 2009
Nick Trapp said...
WOW!! That's awesome, I wonder how long it takes him to paint himself and who takes his pictures (The last two are my favorites!! :D)
Nov 15, 2009
Derek said...
This is truly remarkable art at work. What a concept!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 15, 2009
 said...
Everyone has to check out this artist
Nov 15, 2009
 said...
A brilliant artist showing us the raw nature of illusion. The back round is his playground on clothing.
Nov 15, 2009
Visualosopher said...
You are truly an extraordinary inspiration - thank you for being a gift to all of us :)
Nov 16, 2009
 said...
Many millenia of blending in with the background is a feature of Chinese cultural survival.......
Nov 16, 2009
davidthedeacon said...
Absolutely brilliant. However, I can't understand why someone can't see him on the last pic. Clever paint job
Nov 16, 2009
PRERNA said...
this is ultimate ......
Nov 16, 2009
 said...
This guy is brilliant!!! Truly remarkable!
Nov 16, 2009
Rose said...
wow i was barely able to spott him in the last pic! i had to look at twice
Nov 17, 2009
kim said...
WOW. THATS SIMPLY AMAZING.
Nov 17, 2009
lilybarstow said...
this is great also like www.rachelhovnanian.com she has a talking dressing room its amazing!
Nov 17, 2009
aartlover said...
Liu Bolin...The Invisible Man... pretty cool what do you think?
Nov 17, 2009
jean symons said...
Whats amazing about it get a life
Nov 17, 2009
e cigarette said...
modern day ninja man............love this stuff
Nov 17, 2009
clem001 said...
Wonderfull... Congratulations for him =)
Nov 17, 2009
alec said...
this is awesome!
Nov 18, 2009
Jenny Hardy said...
Powerful point. Sublime, well done.
Nov 18, 2009
sensacional. You are truly an extraordinary inspiration
Nov 18, 2009
saumil said...
WAT D CRAP WAS DAT??M FUCKING HIGH...
Nov 18, 2009
wiliam said...
wow.. my dream is to meeet everyone show does thies type of AMAZING stuff and introduce them in to the world..let others see his work...=)

AMAZING JOB

Nov 18, 2009
 said...
Incredible.
Nov 18, 2009
Ai said...
Oh my goodness. XD I couldn't even find him in the last picture. I had to look so hard!
Nov 18, 2009
Gurjeet Sandhu said...
aMaz!nG cReAT!v!Ty.........
Nov 18, 2009
Kirsten Bailey said...
Wow! That's amazing :) It really took me a few seconds to find him in that last picture!
Nov 19, 2009
matt said...
wow that was rather bad ass!
Nov 19, 2009
joejoe said...
smells of holger trulzsch
Nov 19, 2009
nomadglass said...
This is TOTALLY awesome!
Nov 19, 2009
Adrian said...
The man is an idiot, but a darned clever idiot.
Nov 19, 2009
kendall said...
who i didnt think it was real a frist
Nov 20, 2009
Plamen Ivanov said...
Very nice pictures. Well done to you :)
Nov 20, 2009
soup_maker said...
wow! amazing, I love it!
Nov 20, 2009
Numis Exchange said...
The most original and amazing artist I've ever seen. I bet a lot of wannabe's are saying why didn't I think of that.
Nov 20, 2009
 said...
Incredible
Nov 20, 2009
Jordan Myers said...
Pretty RAD!
Nov 21, 2009
Mary said...
He looks like a ghost to me. Kinda freaky in a sense. But truly remarkable.
Nov 21, 2009
Dale Hill said...
Truely an amazing and exceptionally unique artist . . someone to be looked up to.. good stuff i was blown away .
Nov 21, 2009
Sarah said...
This is unbelievable. Seriously, this is one talented artist. I have no idea how he can paint himself to be so accurate.
Nov 21, 2009
History Maker said...
I found him on the last pic! 2 glances though!
Nov 22, 2009
Carol Lundeen said...
I hope he can make a living at this
Nov 22, 2009
 said...
borte vekk er han
Nov 22, 2009
 said...
Amazing and so creative. It was fun finding him in the last photo. :)
Nov 22, 2009
 said...
amazing.
Nov 23, 2009
 said...
amazing
Nov 23, 2009
bingqian zheng said...
that's a amazing! by the way, where is he going in the last picture?
Nov 23, 2009
Michael Grady said...
These are amazing.
Nov 23, 2009
Madi said...
woah i couldn't even find him in the tractor one
Nov 23, 2009
That was totally incredible! It took me a like 10 seconds to find him in the last picture too. This guy rocks!
Nov 23, 2009
 said...
brilliant..!
Nov 24, 2009
Dave Wilson said...
He coulda used that camo 20 years ago at Tiananmen Square
Nov 24, 2009
 said...
This man is so talented! It is amazing!
Nov 24, 2009
Milu said...
But why?
Nov 24, 2009
Barış Bergiten said...
Magnificent !
Nov 25, 2009
adri said...
that is so photoshoped
Nov 25, 2009
indigo said...
this guy should be kept in high security. He's an endangered human specie!
Nov 25, 2009
 said...
Wow!
Nov 25, 2009
 said...
This is really amazing!
(sorry for double-post)
Nov 26, 2009
Gus said...
How I wish I could be, to melt into the walls. Part superhero, existential angst, post-modernity, loss of autonomy, ecological.

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