Chinese artist, Liu Bolin, is known as the Vanishing Arist. He takes photographs of himself fully blended in with a background behind him. His act of being invisible by means of optical illusions is a form of political protest and his way of hiding from the authorities.

The artist has composed many installations in the past six years in a series called Hiding in the City. In August, he posed in front of plastic bottles in an artwork called Plasticizer. He also hid alongside the famous bull statue in New York in June. In April, he stood in front of a staircase in the Grand Palais in Paris. Most recently, Liu posted in a supermarket in Beijing where he blended in with the vegetable aisle on Nov. 10, 2011.

Liu Bolin is the quotVanishing Artist.quot
Chinese artist, Liu Bolin, performs an art installation by blending in with vegetables displayed on the shelves at a supermarket in Beijing. REUTERS
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Liu smiles as he prepares to demonstrate his installation by blending in with vegetables on Nov.10, 2011. The artist covers his entire face and body with paint. REUTERS
Liu fold his trousers to prepare for the art piece.
Liu fold his trousers to prepare for the art piece. The Chinese artist will cover his entire body in paint. REUTERS
Lius installation surprises customers.
A woman laughs as she pushes a trolley past artist Liu Bolin during his demonstration. REUTERS
Artist Liu stands very still alongside the temple as body
Artist Liu stands very still alongside the temple as body and face are painted. REUTERS
Artist Liu is painted by assistants as
Artist Liu is painted by assistants as he makes himself look exactly the same as the wall of an old temple in a Hutong in central Beijing in August 2009. REUTERS
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