In Art

The Very Patient Invisible Man

March 26, 2025

While posing for exceptionally well-prepared urban camouflage, Liu Bolin has to maintain extreme patience. Some of the piece take up to seven hours to paint, including Bolin’s entire face and body.

Known as The Invisible Man, the Chinese contemporary artist is painted into scenes of everyday life, from grocery store shelves to cityscapes and other architecture.

Below are just a few of the fascinating and finely crafted scenes that Bolin has helped create.

See more of his work here.

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

1 Comment

arcb42633 2 years ago

Awesome. I don’t think theater I could stand that long. As well as feeling the paint drying on my face would be hard not to scratch it off.

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