Swiss artist Felice Varini wants his work to be viewed from one vantage and one vantage only. The street artist, known for painting upon urban spaces, frequently makes work where the viewer can only see the whole piece from one specific angle—prompting one critic to call his work the "anti-Mona Lisa."Varini’s latest piece, Trois ellipses ouvertes en désordre,has found its home in the Belgian city of Hasselt. Made for the twin-city art exhibition De Unie Hasselt Genk(translation: The Union of Hasselt and Genk.), Varini’s piece is slightly difficult to contain in any of the city’s galleries or museums, as it consists of a series of paintings along the roofs and facades of 99 buildings.
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As per usual in Varini’s work, there is only one particular viewpoint where one can see the project in its entirety. In this case, the Sky Lounge of the Radisson Blu Hotel, the highest building in Hasselt. Standing in the lounge allows one to see a fantastic concentric illusion that envelops a large portion of the city squre.Seeing the work’s fragments on the street provides a completely different, albeit beautiful experience. If you want to check out fantastic Belgian architecture—including an enormous brick cathedral—bizarrely covered in thick lines, this is arguably your best opportunity.
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