Chinese Artist Disappears

[kitsunekaze93]

sherlock homes 2 :D

[MrTyAaron]

DiagonalUK, do you guys travel the world to get this video, or do you just happen upon it and upload it?

[JackAttack686]

thumbs up, if jackass 3d brought you here

[rossyboy1081]

you're looking at this because of the ads!

[masterchief9064]

Aren't his painters the real artists?

[ultragarrison]

He is not talented....The painter is!

[TheCoconutchips]

Liu Bolin has been doing his Hiding in the City series since 2005. It started as a political commentary on the tensions between the Chinese government and their people and the identity an environment gives an individual and vice versa. Liu Bolin will be exhibiting at Eli Klein Fine Art in New York from June 29 - August 28, 2011. Eli Klein Fine Art represents him exclusively in North and South America. More images can be found on our website.

[bobchillaxd]

that's cool.. i had no idea.

"Now my art is cultural, it represents the diminishing humanity in today's society."

[DrizzyDrake757]

@ motosportjunkie ... he paints himself... search it up..

[motosportjunkie]

thats stupid, hes not the artist hes the one standing there...the other guys should get the recognition for painting everything.

[leonidhaimov]

Booring...

[TheKATofficial]

interesting, but this technique takes to much time to hide when someones pursuit you...

[wWeFaN031694]

i hope that they`d give more credits to the people who actually does the painting.

[lilylessons]

Happy new year!

Anyone want to learn Mandarin online with me?

[Gonzaga78]

a can still se you

[9LoL1]

seems to me like he's the model not the artist

[howyun01]

I think he's trying to show some kinds of action art.

Both the painting or himself are neither the point.

Liu is the director, and definitely, the most difficult part would be hold one position for dozen of hours : )

[Dreagon]

Why is he the artist? He's just standing there. The other guy is doing the painting.

[goodbyelonglive44]

@Dreagon BUT MY FRIEND....Its like this...

The Artist could train another person to draw like him..and because he does exactly what the artist says, he is not the artist...

[mcr89x]

That's cool for scaring people XD

[Nitros124]

0:55 to see finished product!

[lizard2001]

this video doesnt show the best of him... check out the realted video from ABCNews, he fuking looks like a ghost!

[9thStudio]

loser, what if no one comes to watch him?

[Nitros124]

@9thStudio he probably sells the photos in a book or to galleries 

[toastersXftwX]

this will make a good game of peek a boo

[merigprn]

Great idea for art....love to see more!!!!

[xiaoli26]

oooh they're making him tired...why don't they buy a real statue???

[WhiteKnighT161]

no, he likes to blend in and watch women take a shower.

[goodbyelonglive44]

@WhiteKnighT161 ha ha ha he could be floating in the river and pretend to be just water...he could blend in to the mirror perhaps...or the toilet...

[Theninja347]

@goodbyelonglive44 Blend in to the mirror... Do you even understand what you're saying?

[goodbyelonglive44]

@Theninja347 no ninja sweety I was replying to what whiteknight said

[zabaoth]

He learned this ability when his wife found him cheating on her.

[FousLaMerde]

I really like why he does this.

BUT.

He is not camouflaged, he is just a weirdo for other people haha.

you know what, ima paint something using that thought.

[redghost105]

this is pretty amazing

for a second i almost couldnt see him...if the cloths wernt as baggy and the slight shadows wernt there....

hed be impossible to see haha

amaing

[NoScopeNoSkill]

wait is the artist the one standing their or the painters .... so stupid i think the artist should be the one painting am i right

[goodbyelonglive44]

@NoScopeNoSkill no kiddo...the matured artist doesn't draw with his hands..he trained the students who are obsessed with his style to copy exactly what he does...

Just tell me this..

When a man makes a choir and ask the women to sing it...who is the artist??

[Muppet4tw]

I seeee youuuuu ^____^

[Pumpkin4life]

On 0:56 it looks quite good... But they forgot to paint his shoes. Still its pretty interesting since I am an artist myself :D

[Kingofmean]

LAME

[Lovelee1us]

y u called it fake when he is an artist???

common, if u love the world of art, u can appreciate this, its amazing....

[phtv200]

at 0:55 Liu not Lui

[ellokote760]

this is FUCKING RETARDED i clearly saw the guy standing there inVISIble man my ass!!!! HE neva did disappear i actually saw his ugly ass hair floating and shit ahahah what a retarded chinese man~!!!

[redghost105]

no fuck ellokote hes not invisible...

noone has that technoligy for invisiblity yet asswipe

if you really thought he would be completly invisible then its not the chinese man thats retarded

its you

[redghost105]

ya but you called the asain a idiot because hes not invisible...so you

when you clicked on this video by your comments you were thinking this guy was going to be invisible

[UncleRob199]

It should work, looking at him from one particular angle

[VoluptuousAlchemy]

FAKE!

[kennymax12]

how the f is this fake ?

[VoluptuousAlchemy]

Because he isnt Chinese :P everyone knows that -.-

[kennymax12]

lol xd

yeah i thought you meant the whole video

[VoluptuousAlchemy]

I did, I am just trolling, no biggy, best way to pass time is troll you guys on youtube

[kennymax12]

lol true, true, i kinda dislike people who say its fake when its true xd

[superbedst]

Pretty cool

[mia8293]

where in the world is....Liu Bolin

[icecoldkilla08]

its crap reali

[ChilwellLad]

It's not that clever, I disappear down the pub most nights

[catuvelauni]

Hes hardly the Artist when its others doing the painting.

[jowens308]

can't you read? 'performance artist'

they don't have to paint idiot

[n11lc]

i can disappear in 4 hours

[Ekcoj94]

I dont get it.. Everyone can still see him..

[perception03]

I can still see him

[david7992]

OCTOCAMO!

[megamaxie]

agreed, but Snake would be pretty useless if he had to wait 4 hours for every camo change ^_^

[david7992]

True lol

[GrimReaperGamer]

His purpose is actually pretty cool, I find it cooler than the art itself.

[aldrinegz]

cool camouflage!

[yumagetbullet]

nice ^_^

[MrJr01]

well.. I've seen better

[spacekait]

I hope that paint they were usong on him didn't have too much lead in it.

[FiresofH0j0]

they should have had a better shot of him agaist the wall, it lasted like a second

[ShitMovies2000]

lol, when he says his art has a message what he really means is, "I like hiding "

[Rosii93]

". . . due to his "habit" of painting himself to match his surroundings" they make it sound like he cant control himself, and has to paint himself wherever he goes.

lol

[smeghead666]

I can picture him stood out in the street "Anyone got a brush? - You, you gotta brush? Come on man I need my fix!"

[mc888mc888]

i can still see him.

[Glavi3Master]

Yeah, but if you were glancing at him and not looking for a guy covered, in paint will you still see him?

[krstcmjns]

@mc888mc888 *Duh* That's the point--HE'S STILL IN THE FUCKING PICTURE...

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

He had been using this method to scare people, but since that old lady had a heart attack, he's been using the art for good.

[MadMudProductions]

cool ninja

[Tiny1408]

well that was 1 minute and 2 seconds of my life wasted

[Gijontin]

don't forget the few seconds it took to write that comment!

[Tiny1408]

lol

[persiansamm]

what a fucking toolllll

[shon8221]

Jesus Christ, what a failure!

[thedbm]

Lol hahahahhahaha

[oomung]

GUYS GUYS! calm down... hes a "performance artist" that means his PERFORMING is artistic

[Glavi3Master]

umm how does this make him the artist if it's the other people painting him...?

[pornitor]

i was asking myself the same thing :P

[xyzfbm]

what the hell , all he done was stood there while the other dude was painting and he gets the credit for being an artist?!? what is this world comming to

[GoldxPurple]

cumming, cumming?

[TehUberMoose]

great idea but there are alot of people that can pull it off much better then he can

[BillyBobsEel]

i think teh idea is that you wouldn't notice him if you were just passing or glancing and you wern't looking for someone painted like a wall.

He should have a different design on the back so he can hide next to 2 types of wall.

[holzkoppp]

i can still see him too... not so good but a good idea.

[Delavonboy12]

i think its nice done.

[postscript1561]

Wow, that message kinda hit me. Humanities and Culture vanishing as we progress.

[ShoeSiu]

i can see him

[Spongeb0bSqu4repants]

congrats

[maplebroa]

where did he go

[CONFLlCT]

I CAN STILL SEE HIM!

[budinsky15]

ASIAN WHERE'S WALDO!!!

[dying635]

Lol. Nice one.

[KipzClaps]

Lol!

[mzrealm]

Wow that ninja is so faaaaaast, I didn't even see him disappear D:

[holyknight234]

next day, he disappeared and no one ever found him.

haha that'd be funny.

also, isn't it silly how artists always try to be so philosophical by saying "humanity this" and "humanity that" when in the end they are just doing whatever they do for fun and to be famous?

[FuriousSoySauce]

oh that is just straight up ninja..

XD

[ultravirgin]

doesn't seem like it's his art..seems like it's his assistants' art

[goodbyelonglive44]

@ultravirgin THey call Chinese communists are abusing human rights..who the fuck are these idiots? Chinese are intelligent deciplined and generous people, they never abuse human rights of intelligent people, they only beat up and torture drug dealers and execute them, but wont hurt a intellectual

[HumanistWikitopian]

@goodbyelonglive44

Obviously you've never heard of the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) does not allow discussion of the Tiananmen Square protests as it is considered taboo, and has taken measures to block or censor information.

Textbooks in China have little, if any, information related to the protests, and access to media and internet resources on the subject are restricted or blocked by censors.

[200ike]

@HumanistWikitopian What does this mean? :ooo

[HumanistWikitopian]

@200ike

Google: “Tiananmen Square Massacre” and find out!

,-)

[PrometheanRunGood]

@HumanistWikitopian

You win the award for the most pretentious title/name on youtube.

"Humanist Wikitopian is a 30 year old British freelance writer, blogger, scientist, armchair philosopher, theoretician, futurist, skeptic, free-thinker, activist, campaigner and internet entrepreneur. He gained a BSc honours degree in 'Physics with Space Science & Technology' in 2001 from the University of Leicester. "

[HumanistWikitopian]

@PrometheanRunGood

What is "pretentious" about the username "HumanistWikitopian" or a simple descriptive statement of facts?

What would be the point of having a YouTube profile/channel and not describing who I am or what my channel is about?

[valiumsummer]

@HumanistWikitopian Kent State.

[Nitros124]

@ultravirgin he's the director, the other people are the painters.

both 2 halves of the same whole

[kary213]

the guy at 0:13's cute <3 haha

the pic when you look at 0:55 is pretty cool 2~ it's really cultural indeed!

[griffinthecity]

the camouflage jack black and mos def used in 'be kind rewind' is wayyy more impressive.

[bl0000000000]

ROFL

When I first read the title I thought it meant that an artist got whacked by the government :D

[Laucheehung]

if you just walked in there casually, not knowing beforehand he was there - itd take a while to notice, and when you do..youd freak out lol

[xXxItachixUchihaxXx]

easily spotted, yes, but i think it's pretty cool.

[jeohuinG]

guessing he wants some OctoCamo for Christmas

[teamkvs]

cool

[PA16803]

Groovey Man

[aznlilhero]

nice lol but easily spotted

[maxyliano]

he turned himself into his art.. how nice.. Though I don't like his conception of what he does.. I think it's a bit too pretentious :P

[masterjalhays]

Now he can scare the shit out of ppl as they walk by....AAAAHHHH

[UncheckedIrony]

im sure if i was running past i wouldnt be able to see him

but if i was strolling i would be like

what the hell u doing man : /

[free533]

no you wouldnt. you only think that because you saw him get painted. if someone was walking through there without knowing he was there then they wouldnt notice him

[questionslater373]

maybe the title should be "Chinese Artist Stands Still While Assistants Do Work" XD

[kockgunner]

Haha true. But directors can be considered artists, but they don't do the filming themselves. They have a vision, and they realise it.

This is pretty cool. I like his message too. I would probably be too freaked out to go near him if I saw a man lurking like that! :D

[alehax27]

he's the artist yet the other guys are the ones doing the painting.....

[JellyBellyJustin]

art isnt just painting dumbass, its a wide range of skills, from music, sculpting, acting, to standing still, its all a form of "art".

[Kanjiro42]

im pretty sure that they mixed up "invisible" with "camouflage" somewhere in the translations.

[PlatinumG]

I thought this was going to be about some kidnapping shit... he didnt disappear... its just camouflage...

[C3Z4rtv]

GOOD CAMOFLAUGE

[commandar88]

its not called disappearing its called camoflauge (sp*)

[abc11447741]

pretty good, i probably wouldnt notice him right away, but if i walked through that doorway i would definatly notice him.

[georgeharrisoned]

FREE TIBET! and then talk about HUMANITY!

[brettwiggles]

if there were alot of people and you were just goin on with every day life and walking by you probably wouldn't see him, but if you look right there you can see him. kindof dumb but it's pretty cool to think about... i guess... hahaha i dont know

[firstmoth]

That is so friggin cool

[xMudkipz360x]

He's so ninja...

[incredibLeHOOK]

he didnt dissapear assh0le

[R0nard]

cool?

[randomkid900]

it was pretty good but if i was looking in that area i would see him :/

[amopian]

he is the idealist im assuming

[Aerial29]

i can see him pretty well...

[guidodobboletta]

his assistants do all the work lol

[ohgoodlord]

its like ok, thats art ...but im seriously not appreciating it.

[thecheesypig]

stupid. trying to make something out of it that its not.

[tepicoeloyo2]

o shit he is solid snake lol

[loveforeignaccents]

Wow! That is pretty awesome!!

Wonder how many people realize his scheme or if he ever just takes the opportunity to scare the pants off someone!

[RunescapeProffesor]

wait so i dont get it, he doesnt even do anything, the painters are the ones who should get recognition!

[ocazrebel]

right!!!

[animegal11251]

Yeah you're right.

[thefaceoftom]

whaoh!

[Styleislife21]

ha, well i guess thats pretty cool ...

[just4all1]

BUUUUUUUUULSHIT

[07nevivarg]

he ain't invisible!!

[rauf107]

not bad

[ironlykalion619]

he is the artist...but other people are painting him??

[zeeman418]

ironly, lmao =D

[abedalqadershanti]

LOL

[pabloo18]

he disappears only in sec 0:55

[RoryBazterd93]

Would ya be bothered?

[kingjowl]

when they do it on those adverts its better

[LegendaryMotives]

FAIL

[caseykid08]

dont know about you.... but i could still se him

[YujinMingala]

cool

[Darren1NBA]

who knew that painting yourself could have such a reflective and profound meaning!

[ConveX91]

Looks like he'd make such a perfect "when you see it you'll shit bricks" picture.

I would!

[ryandude2448]

SHIT BRICKS? LMFAO

[TokioMusak]

LMFAOO XD

[KittyCatAddict]

Sweet

[sheepdog2c7]

oh thats pretty cool

[moeraps]

thats sick

[mazhas08]

artist?

[TheVigilante2000]

yeah, he doesn't even do the painting. Should be called a canvas.