Felice Varini

Swiss artist

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Felice Varini is a Swiss artist known for his large-scale, anamorphic installations. Anamorphosis is a perspective technique that creates a distorted image when viewed from a typical angle, but appears normal when seen from a specific vantage point. Varini's work often involves painting geometric shapes onto multiple surfaces, such as walls, buildings, and roads, which only coalesce into a single, coherent image from a designated viewpoint. This technique transforms ordinary urban spaces into extraordinary visual experiences, challenging viewers' perceptions of reality and space.1

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In 2014 Swiss artist Felice Varini—known for large-scale anamorphic installations—created Three Ellipses for Three Locks, for which he painted three ellipses, segments of which covered roads, walls, and nearly 100 buildings in the historic centre of the city of Hasselt, Belgium. The design became coherent only when viewed from…
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In 2014 Swiss artist Felice Varini—known for large-scale anamorphic installations—created Three Ellipses for Three Locks, for which he painted three ellipses, segments of which covered roads, walls, and nearly 100 buildings in the historic centre of the city of Hasselt, Belgium. The design became coherent only when viewed from…
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