Felice Varini Paints Colorful Optical Illusions In Urban Landscapes
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- Jessica Jungbauer
For the exhibition ‘La Villete En Suites‘ in Paris, Swiss artist Felice Varini created a series of vibrant geometric paintings. Using architecture as his canvas, the site-specific pieces were installed both inside and outside of Parc de la Vilette. The colorful geometric forms create a variety of depths and when looking at them from afar they appear to be optical illusions that can question the viewer’s perception of space.
+ Read MoreVarini has been working in on these types of projects for years and we’ve featured his artworks before.
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