Meet Wang Liang, a talented Chinese artist who has become popular for his remarkable ability to blend flawlessly into his surroundings using body paint. Hailing from Jinan, Shandong province, Wang has left everyone’s jaws dropped on China’s Douyin platform, where he has nearly 1 million followers and his admirers call him ‘human chameleon’ or ‘The Invisible Man.’ Wang, who is painting since he was 14, uses acrylic paints and oil brushes to transform his body. His inspiring artwork often takes almost two to three hours of preparation, as he had to match the colours and light variations of nature like rivers, stones, trees and flowers.
Wearing all-white attire, the influencer skillfully camouflages himself with the surroundings and becomes part of nature. Interestingly, Wang uses his social media presence to promote environmental conservation.
Although Wang has been practising art since the age of 14, he later studied art at one of China’s top universities. Following his graduation, he started his wall painting business. Despite his remarkable talent, Wang’s unique artwork often receives mixed reactions. While many admire his skill and art, some social media users speculate whether he goes invisible using computer effects. To address these doubts, Wang shared unedited videos of his entire painting process, debunking accusations of Photoshop and special effects. Sharing the video, an Instagram page wrote, “Genuinely took me a while to locate this guy in his videos.”
According to South China Morning Post, Wang Liang said, “The bigger and more breathtaking the scene we choose, the more we enjoy painting it, as it enhances the invisibility effect. The ideas are all in our minds, there’s no need for prior designs. The choice of background and colours is crucial. The more precise the colour mixing and light application, the better the integration with the background and sunlight.”
Liu Bolin, another artist known as The Invisible Man, has garnered worldwide recognition for his skills. Talking about his artwork, Bolin said, “The biggest challenge for me from the beginning of creation was how to record the process of the whole body participating in the work. In the beginning, I used the video method and time-lapse photography method to record, but after trying to confirm the final method to record and realize the final freeze photo. In addition, I studied sculpture before.”
Meanwhile, his earlier exhibition, titled (IN)VISIBLE: The Art of Liu Bolin, attracted global attention. In September 2023, at Villa Ciani in Lugano, his exhibition started with a live performance by the artist himself. The event featured some of his limited edition works, all part of his Hiding in the City collection.
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