Invisible man

You might have already heard about this guy and seen his work, as I wouldn't be surprised if these images have been zinged around to everyone via email at lightning speed lately (Thanks, Judy!), and if when you saw them, you thought, "No way," "Must be Photoshop(R) or some kind of trick photography," "WTF?" and/or "I STILL think it's Photoshop." But no. This guy is the real thing.



From the Telegraph UK: "35-year-old Liu Bolin, from Shandong, China, manages to camouflage himself in any surroundings, no matter how difficult they might be.



Liu works on a single photo for up to 10 hours at a time, to make sure he gets it just right, but he achieves the right effect: sometimes passers-by don’t even realize he is there until he moves.



The talented Liu Bolin says his art is a protest against the actions of the Government, who shut down his art studio in 2005 and persecutes artists. It’s about not fitting into modern society. Despite problems with Chinese authorities, Liu’s works are appreciated at an international level."

Go ahead, Google(TM) his name. You'll see a lot more jaw-dropping images.



I think they're kind of creepy. But in a great way. I mean, imagine if you walked by and this guy, above, stepped away from that wall? Wouldn't you think part of the wall had suddenly decided to go wherever you were going? I'm all for anthropomorphic nuttiness, but I'd definitely be running down the street screaming my head off if that happened to me. (And then I'd be totally humbled and embarrassed later, when I realized my gaffe. "Oh man! That was that crazy artist dude!")



This last one is just bananas.