things well done | li wei ::
:: the images below are the work of Chinese photographer and performance artist Li Wei. Li uses mirrors, scaffolding, and steel wires to create gravity defying illusions, all of which appear to include him. Photshop’ing and montage techniques are occasionally used in post-production, but only in a few pieces. Bravo, well done. // AjS
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February 12th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
These are great. Thanks for sharing.
February 13th, 2009 at 12:16 am
they are super fun. i love the jean shorts
February 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
The jorts are so hot!
These photos are so awesome… are there many more than shown here?
February 13th, 2009 at 10:40 am
@ Tyler, thanks for your response. Yes, there are plenty more examples of Li Wei’s work on his Web site, linked above. Also, a basic Google image search for “Li Wei” turns up pages upon pages of results. I’d recommend heading over to his official site, as it archives his works from the late 90’s…excellent stuff all around.
// AjS
February 13th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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February 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
[...] Li Wei was born in Hunan province and moved to Beijing in the early 90s. He has had his work exhibited all over the world-most recently in the Mogadishni Cph gallery in Denmark. Check out more of his crazy stuff here. [56minus1] [...]
February 13th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
are there any photos of how he constructs these? or just the final images?
February 13th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
@ Jon, thanks for your response. None that I have seen, however, there are some photos on his Web site (linked above) of earlier works that reveal a few of the mirror tricks.
// AjS
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February 16th, 2009 at 12:17 am
[...] Li Wei is a Chinese performance artist out of Beijing, who’s work has been displayed all over the world. Most of his work is created through brilliant planning, but he also uses a combination of wires, mirrors, scaffolding, post-production photoshop, and nerves of steel. Check out all of his work here. [Gizmodo via 56minus1] [...]
February 26th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I’m surprised and i was shocked! because his work is so novel.
these are wonderful.
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
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