Liu Bolin: Visible Sculpture Liu Bolin (刘勃麟) is famous...

Liu Bolin: Visible Sculpture

Liu Bolin (刘勃麟) is famous worldwide for his ‘Invisible Man’ photo-performances, but few realize the Beijing-based artist is also an accomplished painter & sculptor. It’s easy to see the themes of control, censorship & conformity continued throughout his work.

“I think that in art, an artist’s attitude is the most important element. If an artwork is to touch someone, it must be the result of not only technique, but also the artist’s thinking & struggle in life.”

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Stiff Pose Victorian Postmortem photography (140 Pics)

Postmortem photography or memento mori, the photographing of a deceased person, was a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The photographs were considered a keepsake to remember the dead. Child mortality was high during the Victorian era. For many children even a common sickness could be fatal. When a child or other family member died, families would often have a photograph taken before burial. Many times it was the first and last photograph they would ever possess of their loved one. Many postmortem photographs were close-ups of the face or shots of the full body. The deceased were usually depicted to appear as if they were in a deep sleep, or else arranged to appear more life-like. Children were often shown on a couch or in a crib, often posed with a favorite toy. It was not uncommon to photograph very young children with a family member, most frequently the mother. Adults were more commonly posed in chairs or even propped up on something.

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