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October 29, 2009 10:48 AM

Artist Felice Varini has made an art project out of the town of Vercorin in the Swiss Alps. A wee bit of background, and the artist's own behind the scenes. (via)
posted by yiftach (8 comments total)

very cool! art makes the world go 'round.
posted by rumsey monument at 11:14 AM on October 29, 2009

I didn't know they made projectors that powerful. It's pretty impressive for that reason alone!
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 11:28 AM on October 29, 2009

Projector? No, its an optical illusion like the art in Cardiff
posted by MiltonRandKalman at 12:07 PM on October 29, 2009

So I guess this is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps.
posted by mazola at 12:14 PM on October 29, 2009

Reminds me of the work Georges Rousse. Very similar style, though Rousse's end 'product' is a photograph of the installation.
posted by statolith at 12:16 PM on October 29, 2009

It's not an illusion, MiltonRandKalman, it's a massive painting that only becomes coherent (cohesive?) from a certain angle. The Winsome PL referred to a projector because that's the technology Varini used in both installations (Cardiff and Vercorin) to plan/lay out where the paint would go. You can see an example of the power involved in a couple of pictures on this page from the Behind the Scenes link from my original post, and the bottom two shots on this page.
posted by yiftach at 1:01 PM on October 29, 2009

Some of his other stuff is equally cool. Wow what a find.
posted by Jeff_Larson at 7:23 PM on October 29, 2009

Next time, use a coaster.
posted by BozoBurgerBonanza at 10:41 AM on October 30, 2009