1 FEATURED ARTIST: LIU BOLIN

Liu Bolin

Liu Bolin (Chinese: 刘勃麟; pinyin: Liú Bólín) is an artist born in China’s Shandong province in 1973, and he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world.

Also known as "The Invisible Man", Liu Bolin's most popular works are from his "Hiding in the City" series; photographic works that began as performance art in 2005.

Liu Bolin, Hiding in the City - Panda, 2012

0 COOL FIND(S): CARDBOARD ANIMAL MASKS

Student Jozef Mrva from the Czech Republic created these series of great looking animal masks made out of cardboard!


Jozef consider these masks as experiments with identity, especially in the rituallistic sense. The bearer is intended to accept his new archetypical identity and immerse oneself in his role. Animal masks resemble skulls or remains or abominations, they bear shamanic, dionisian or satanic symbolism, the form, material and overal execution is primitive, harsh and expressionistic. They are made to inspire the inner forces of man and allow behavioral self-expression through identity alternation (alcohol or drug use advised). 

0 LEVI VAN VELUW, AUTOMATA

Automata are mechanical objects endowed with life by ingenious means. This rewindable object is made from wood. The cubes rotate around their axes as they are powered by 100 gears.