Met this artist on the street in SoHo, 2010 Revisited him- he is now well established. His continuous strand wire portraits are of real people. The titled ones are of burlesque personalities. These are signed with his signature in the bends in the corner. His work is wondrous to behold.
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Li Hongbo
First it looks like this. A solid statue. Then she puts her hands on it, and lifts. And then you see it is not solid at all. This is amazing paper work. The artist has pasted together the paper, like one sees in a lantern or the happy birthday …
Rooftops
For three months, on the corner of 8th avenue and 46th, I passed this display behind a cyclone fence: it was rooftops in varying heights, as if they were part of a small village. The rooftops gave the illusion that the houses were below the ground. Googling, I couldn’t find any information about them, and …