Today in the gallery "Eye" presents "Invisible Man", Chinese artist Liu Bolin

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Source: Press Release Gallery "Eye»

album "Eye" , September 27 - November 3, 2012
st. Malaya Ordynka, 23

today in the gallery "Eye" exhibition at the Chinese artist Liu Bolin, "The Art of hiding." Artist Liu Bolin, born in 1973 in the Chinese province of Shandong. In 2001 graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. The first solo exhibition of Liu Bolin was held in Beijing in 1998. He has exhibited the largest museums in the world. He was a member of the largest photography festival in Arles, France (2007).

Known as the "invisible man", Liu Bolin has become famous for its series of "Hiding in the City", which started in 2005 . Perhaps the creation of this series of performances, imprinted in the photos, is a reaction to the actions of the Chinese authorities closed the artist's studio in the same 2005. As in his other works, in a series of "Hiding in the City" Liu tried to deal with the many social problems that accompany rapid economic growth of China. A man in his work seems to dissolve in reality, helpless and vulnerable.

«chameleon can change its color by selecting colors for the environment, following the instinct of self-preservation. Rattlesnake, in turn, digs deep into the sand or soil - not only in order to hide from enemies, but also to ensure that it was easier to catch their prey. Examples are many other animals - such as lizards and beetles that choose incredible ways to win in this eternal struggle for life. The ability to skillfully hide for many of them is the key to survival.

price that people pay for the creation of its delicious civilization - is the realization that he no longer belongs to the family of animals that he had lost all the animal instincts.

Eater he created civilization, people really dig his own grave of his own greed. Becoming a part of society, one can not just go and give it up. Instead of taking the lead, a man dedicates his life to a serial self-destruction.

In today's world, every person chooses a way of interacting with the world. As for me, I prefer to dissolve in the environment. Not that I'm completely immersed in this environment - just absorb the reality surrounding me. Being in this situation, either active or passive - is the decision I make I can not ».

Liu Bolin, 2006

Source : Press Release Gallery "Eye»