Danger Art
Flying out of a skyscraper window 30 stories up, death appears imminent for this unlucky man. But in the world of “danger art,” everything is not what it seems.
Chinese artist Li Wei has produced an unsettling series of self-portraits, a mixture of performance art and photography that creates illusions of a dangerous reality. Wei has taken his work all over the world including Italy, Spain, Korea and the USA. His original photos sell for up to $8,000 each.
“My work and artistic experience are characterized by a unique specificity and particularity,” says the 37-year-old Beijing artist. “My artistic language is universal and deals with themes about contemporary politics and society using symbols understood by everyone in every part of the world. I am fascinated by the unstable and dangerous sides of art and I hope my works reflect these aspects.”
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