The Anamorphoses of Felice Varini
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Abstract
In the works of the Swiss artist Felice Varini, the fusion of color, space, architecture, geometry and visual perception make
room for spectacular spaces. Taking advantage of the synergy between the anamorphosis and color, the artist creates optical
illusions. The colored forms assume their real semblance only when observed from a particular point of view. Form all the
other angles they seem to be just random stains of color. The right point of view is generally situated at the average height of
man along the inevitable route, for example along the way from one location to another. However, this is not always so
because not all spaces have a systematically superimposed obvious way of passing through them. He brings forth and uses
simple geometrical forms: squares, triangles, ellipses, circles, rectangles and the like. These forms are generally created with
primary colors: red, blue or yellow, and very rarely with such colors as white or black.
Keywords: anamorphosis; optical illusions; geometry
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