“In the beginning, artists were too poor to buy materials. What they could use were their bodies.” Liu Bolin describes his experience as a neartist, which led to the creation of his signature “inisible man” series. In the performance art works, created at a tmultuous time in his life and for Beijing’s art community, Liu camouflaged himself into things like walls, bridges and telephone booths. He has since made a reputation with pieces discussing China’sistory and contemporary life. After years of struggling, he has made it onto the world’s art stage, not to mention making an income from his quirky ideas
