Felice Varini
Everything in life is a matter of point of view. The same thing happens in art, of course. And when we stand in front of a work by the Swiss artist Felice Varini (Locarno, 1952) this becomes so true that we could almost say that we are in front of an illustration of the maxim. Varini is specialized in constructing anamorphosis, that is, images that require a certain point of view to be appreciated in a proportionate way, and that he executes superimposing flat pictorial surfaces on the three-dimensional space. After his spectacular large-scale interventions in iconic monuments such as the medieval city of Carcassonne, these days we can enjoy one of his works in Madrid, inside the Solo gallery.
Felice Varini is a Swiss artist by birth, based in Paris and expert in creating geometric and flat illusions on three-dimensional objects, all thanks to the perspective that the public takes when seeing his works. We end up seeing geometric figures floating in the air or glued to buildings.
His installations have adorned all kinds of galleries and streets of European cities, the technique he uses is called Anamorphosis. The spectator creates perfect figures located at a certain point all over completely different surfaces.
It's all a matter of perspective, say many; those people who are not willing to look at things from another point of view are doomed to remain static or at least need an external force to force them to see something different. Felice Varini's work has the peculiarity of making people see his work from different perspectives.
Upon entering Varini's installations, if he is not at a certain point, the observer may find himself faced with random spots arranged on the architecture of the place. Perhaps, as he walks and walks through space, which can be a room, a staircase or even an entire village, the work will continue to be confused and meaningless. But it is only at a certain point, from a certain perspective, that the work manages to visualize itself in a coherent way, transforming the three-dimensional place into a two-dimensional geometric installation.
The play with light, textures, and dimensions are part of Varini's work, who has been creating two-dimensionality for more than 30 years from spaces that come within meters of each other. For him, people should be able to find the point of perspective to see the work as a whole, but if they don't find it, his vision will also contemplate "part of the work".
Using projectors, the artist finds the places in which he must trace his work. Color and light are important factors because the painting is superimposed in different places with different textures and lighting; for this reason, and so that the finished figure can be appreciated with a single tonality, the artist must play with color, space, natural light and, of course, perspective.
A true optical game strikes the viewer by seeing Varini's work in the ideal place; the figures create an image that seems to precede the reality known to the viewer. Circles covering entire villages and curtains that do not exist are interposed with stairs, and more optical games are appreciated differently depending on where the viewer is.
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