Unbelivable Pictures
The 37-year-old's work has been successful all over the world (hanging)
Li Wei sees his art as a mission to set the scene for the perfect photograph and a perfect performance (hand sky)
He specialises in creating the illusion of dangerous reality
The artist employs a mix of acrobatics
Wei admits sometimes he is in real danger
The 'jumper' says he aims to go as high as possible with his work
Here he appears buried in the ground. The artist says people do get a little worried about him
Unbelivable Pictures
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first. haha. amazing. this man is a visionary
More on this fantastic artist:
In his home town Beijing the performance artist Li Wei sometimes hovers as a green emblem on a red flag, sometimes stands upside down with his head hidden below paving slabs, and is sometimes face to face with his wife and baby at a dizzying height on a steel scaffold. His mirror-performances are meant to be publicly entertaining but also to mirror the public literally. “What I experience during my performances,” says Li Wei, “inspires me for my following projects.” He thinks of his artistic work as a continual balancing act between his striving for freedom and his concern for preserving the little emotional security still available, – for instance within the family.
Get further info here:
http://www.liweiart.com/ART/liwei/ARTISTBIO.htm
http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/19/the-impossible-art-of-li-wei/
http://www.culturebase.net/artist.php?3777
Yeah, amazing guy and nice to see somebody doing something really original. A few more great Wei pics here: http://tinselman.typepad.com/tinselman/2006/02/impossible_art.html
Wow, that is absolutely amazing. Seriously.
JT
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I love the expression on his face as he's leaping out of the window. It's the visual equivalent of "LOL", except less fatuous.
Joe - www.anewbandaday.com
Great pics. His work reminds a bit the Finnish/American Arno Rafael Minkkinen.
You can see his pictures here:
http://www.anhava.com/?http://www.anhava.com/exhibitions/minkkinen/index.html
My favourite:
http://www.anhava.com/exhibitions/minkkinen/sx13.jpg
There's no such word as "Unbelivable" - it isn't a word.
He's good but I took 30g of cell-tech a day and I could actually do that stuff. jus sayin.
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