Aziz Art October 2018

Felice Varini born in Locarno in
1952 is a Paris-based, Swiss artist
who was nominated for the
2000/2001 Marcel Duchamp Prize.
Mostly known for his geometric
perspective-localized paintings in
rooms and other spaces, using
projector-stencil techniques,
according to mathematics
professor and art critic
Joël Koskas,
"A work of Varini is an anti-Mona
Lisa." Felice paints on
architectural and urban spaces,
such as buildings, walls and streets.
The paintings are characterized by
one vantage point from which the
viewer can see the complete
painting (usually a simple
geometric shape such as circle,
square, line), while from other view
points the viewer will see ‘broken’
fragmented shapes. Varini argues
that the work exists as a whole -
with its complete shape as well as
the fragments. “My concern,” he
says “is what happens outside the
vantage point of view.”
Carcassonne
Felice Varini, project "Concentric,
eccentric" with concentric yellow
circles, at Carcassonne for the 7th
"IN SITU, Heritage and
contemporary art" event in May
2018 to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the inscription on
the World Heritage List of UNESCO
In May 2018, Varini's project
"Concentric, eccentric" saw large
yellow concentric circles mounted
on the monument at Carcassonne
as part of the 7th edition of "IN
SITU, Heritage and contemporary
art", a summer event in the
Occitanie / Pyrenees-
Mediterranean region focusing on
the relationship between modern
art and architectural heritage. This
monumental work is to celebrate
the 20th anniversary of
Carcassonne's inscription on the
World Heritage List of UNESCO.
Exceptional in its size and its
visibility and use of architectural
space, the exhibit extends on the
western front of the fortifications
of the City. The work can only be
fully perceived in front of the Porte
d'Aude at the pedestrian route
from the Bastide.
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