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