Optical Illusion as Art--Where's Liu Bolin?

Frodo hid camouflaged by an elven cape. Waldo still hides from millions of kids. And what about sculptor/painter Liu Bolin?

"For the artist Liu Bolin, making himself 'invisible' has turned his career into one that is highly visible," notes a post on Slate. "Originally trained as a sculptor, Bolin began using photography as a medium for protest when his studio in the village of Suo Jiacun, China, was destroyed late in 2005 as part of a restructuring movement ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games. Bolin’s first image, one of many he said in which 'the environment that has taken hold of me,' had Bolin covered in paint blended with the ruins of his art studio. From there Bolin began 'hiding' in a variety of environments, the results of which form the series 'Hiding in the City.' 'The locations I choose must be strongly referenced to some symbols like politics, environment, culture, etc., that I intend to bring up,' Bolin wrote via email. 'In my works, the backgrounds express the most important information, conflicts are caused when my body vanishes in different backgrounds, a reflection of society from my point of view.'” Read more.