Monday, January 24, 2011

Blog Assignment #15: Week of 1/24-1/28 2011

Felice Varini: Optical Illusion
Felice Varini is a Swiss artist who was nominated for the 2000/2001 Marcel Duchamp Prize, known for his geometric perspective-localized paintings of rooms and other spaces, using projector-stencil techniques.
Please watch these clips about his installations: 

and look at these photos:
Answer the following questions:
1. Describe in your own words how you think Varini creates these illusions.
2. Do you think this is art? Explain.
3. Find another artist that creates illusions.
 a. Describe their process in your own words.
 b. Copy and Paste a link to their work (photo, website, video etc)


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35 comments:

  1. Alix HeiseJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    1. Varini creates these illusions by creating the illusion he wants to be seen, then putting the image where he wants it to be and then paints different parts and areas of the wall, pole or structure that he is using. But he uses many different structures in a distance, so that when u stand back the lines that he paints shows up as the pictures he wants to be seen.
    2. I think this is art, because it is a create way to use a perspective and it is very appealing to the eye. It includes many different art forms to create it. In the end the illusion creates a painting or a picture.
    3. Julian Beever
    a. he chooses a picture or drawing and sketches it on the ground and makes it 3D so that you think it is a real life picture.
    b. http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

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  2. Kaitlin SilveiraJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    1. he looks at the big picture first before deciding where the paint should go.
    2. yes, because it shows creativity and beauty.
    3. Julian Beever or Pavement Picasso.
    a. he uses chalk to create 3d images on 2d surfaces using a projection called anamorphosis.
    b. http://legendtalks.blogspot.com/2010/11/amazing-3d-sidewalk-art.html

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    GUS GAGNE

    1. First, he stands at his vantage point and sketches out his idea. Then, he continues to stand at his point, but he communicates with the painters via radio, telling them where to paint in order to complete the image from his perspective. Any mistakes are painted over.

    2. While highly cool, shapes don't really qualify as art. Art has to show something. It's like Pollock and van Gogh. Van Gogh's has substance. Pollock's doesn't.

    3. M. C. Escher
    a. He has a weird dream. He then copies what he sees in the dream onto paper.
    b. http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Relativity-Posters_i122106_.htm?aid=806293375&LinkTypeID=1&PosterTypeID=1&DestType=7&Referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esquidoo%2Ecom%2Fmc%2Descher

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  4. audrey JacksonJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    1. by somehow projecting them or mapping where the painting will go on the objects.
    2. yes, it takes creativity, time, skill, and resources.
    3 .Edgar Mueller
    a. he makes 3d chalk drawings on streets
    b. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1153004/Mind-crevasse-The-amazing-3D-pavement-art-pedestrians-edge.html

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  5. ian wareJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    1. he looks at aomething at a certain angle and then paints the picture on the correct parts
    2. yes because anything that people do that other people like is art.
    3. a.) this guy on bill nye built this thing which looked like two bolts but it was acyually the inside of the bolts.
    b.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVfcyVCdNA

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  6. Aliyah SablanJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    1. He paints small fractions of images and if you back up the smaller images create one large image.
    2. I'm not sure, it doesn't really express any emotion.
    3. Al Seckel
    a. He uses science to create optical illusions
    b. http://www.illusionworks.com/

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  7. Jennifer HerreraJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    1. I think somehow he projects the image onto the landscape from where he is looking, then paints over where the projections are.
    2. Yes, I think this is art because it's very creative and unique, and gives painting in perspective another meaning.
    3. MC Escher
    a) I think he's able to draw his optical illusions by first drawing something from one point of view, and then drawing it in another to make it look like an intricate illusion.
    b) http://www.mcescher.com/

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  8. Andrew FausettJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    1. He took a picture of the objects he wanted to use to create his illusion. The he painted the different areas to created his illusion.
    2. Yes because it was man made and conceived the same way art is.
    3. Patrick Hughes
    a.He chooses something he wants to draw but draws each one in its own perspective then puts them all together.
    b. http://www.patrickhughes.co.uk/

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  9. jenilee umaliJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    1. Varini is able to create illusions by understanding how angle effects the perception of shapes.
    2. Yes- it is versatile, open for interpretation, attracts the eye, and effort is put into it.
    3. Anonima Group
    a) A grid serves as the base for a variety of paintings that appear three-dimensional.
    b) http://www.anonimagroup.org/index.php?/works/

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  10. Christina StewartJanuary 25, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    1. I think Varini creates these illusions by first having the full image in his head and then working backwards with the different places he needs to paint the certain color. It is pretty interesting how he pin points the precise angles and such.

    2. I think it is art because it has a unique medium and obviously he has a passion for creating this type of art. He took the time and effort to create these pieces and probably had to get some rights signed off for his creations.

    3. Roy Lichtenstein


    a. I think he usually takes a cartoon image and makes it either into a comic strip or a installation piece of art.

    b.http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/4344.htm

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  11. Sam SpragueJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    1. He probably takes a photograph from the desired vantage point and then plans what parts of the background he has to paint.
    2. Yes. Enough work goes into it, although it doesn't really have any meaning. Art is hard to define.
    3. 3. The Canadian government
    a. they make road safety chalk drawings that depict a child standing in the road. When viewed head on they look 3d. The illusion is created by drawing a stretched out image of a child on the road.
    b. http://www.moillusions.com/2010/09/update-road-safety-illusion.html

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  12. r0gerJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    1. Why is this important and I don't really care how he did these illusions.
    2. Sure it's art, pretty much every thing humans make is art, you could take a picture of everything you eat and put it into a collection and that could be considered art.
    3. a. He makes 3D chalk drawings on streets corners
    b. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1153004/Mind-crevasse-The-amazing-3D-pavement-art-pedestrians-edge.html

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  13. You You TanJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    1. I think Varini creates these ellusions by using different angles. He could create a sketch from far away at a special angle, and then apply to the real situation.

    2. It's art. Because these illusions takes creativity to do, and they are amazingly well organized.

    3.Julian Beever.
    a. He use chalk and draw 3D things on pavement surface. And because his technics are so incredible, all the things look realistic.
    b. http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/
    http://www.boredpanda.com/44-amazing-3d-sidewalk-chalk-artworks-by-julian-beever/

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  14. Nicole BeharJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    1. I think Varini creates his illusions by painting random parts of objects, which later connects them all together from afar.
    2. I definitely think this is art. To me, really anything could be described as art. But I think this creates illusions in peoples' minds and it makes things look as one picture, creating an image.
    3. Li Wei
    a. He creates images of a dangerous reality.
    b. http://www.moillusions.com/2008/10/chinese-artist-li-weis-optical.html

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  15. Kylie ClarkeJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    1. Felice Varini projects an image on to a 3D object such as a building and then traces the shadow or outline.
    2. The idea is simple, but the outcome is mind-boggling. I most definitely think that this is art. Like Andy Warhol, Felice Varini has introduced a new aspect to art.
    3. a. Julian Beever creates pictures that make the subjects of his drawings look 3D from a distance.
    b. http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm (3D section)

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  16. Larissa RyanJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    1. Varini projects a shape onto a surface or scene (i.e. a wall, a mountain, a view of a town) and then traces the projection.
    2. I think this is most definitely art. Art is an expression of one's self. When you think about it, art is all around us. Art is everything.
    3. Georges Rousse
    a. He paints designs onto surfaces and creates an effect very similar to Varini's. His method is also very similar. He takes a picture after he finishes painting, revealing a flat design.
    b. http://www.gravestmor.com/wp/archives/2006/01/19/notes-on-the-denial-of-perspective-03-georges-rousse/

    This article also mentions Felice Varini.

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  17. Andrea MargolisJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    1.I think that the guy puts a projecter where he wants to paint and projects the image onto the buildings. Then he just paints the shapes
    2. Yes, really any form of creative is art but i do consider this art. It is very creative.
    3. Julian Beever
    a. I think that he sketches out his ideas first and then firgures out the point of view he needs, then just draws it.
    b. http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/waterfall.html

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  18. Karla Sofia Zapata-GarciaJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    1.) I think Varini projects and image from far away and paints whatever the image touches.
    2.) This is definitely art because the artist is creating an image that is creative and thought provoking.
    3.)
    a. Another artist that creates illusions is Edgar Mueller, a chalk artist. He creates life-like images in the street— like a life-size waterfall that looks like you can fall into it.
    b. Website:
    http://www.metanamorph.com/

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  19. Jordan JonesJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    1) To see the full picture then bits of of pictures by making it bigger from a wide perspective.

    2)I think the first and the last video is art but the second one is not. The first and the last videos you know what the painting/sculpture, and the second video it was random paintings.

    3a)Edgar Mueller - A guy who can make art drawings from chalk on sidewalks and it looks real from a certain perspective.

    3b) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0&feature=related

    and another - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7oKLQbFf04

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  20. Nicholas JimenezJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Felice Varini Blog:

    1. I think he takes a big step back and plans out what his illusion is going to look like.
    2. I think this is art become it is a form of expression and makes people enjoy it. It is definitely art.
    3. There is an artist on youtube. His name is brusspup. youtube.com/brusspup
    a. He makes cool stuff like this too and he makes these things but on a smaller scale.
    b. youtube.com/brusspup

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  21. Viviana RuizJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    1. It appears that Varini creates these allusions by calculating at one point you lose sight of a certain point and where you would see something from a certain angle and that’s where he paints his lines.
    2. Yes, because it is almost irreplicable.
    3. Julian Beever
    a. He uses to his advantage the linear perspective of how people look at his drawing.
    b. http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/lobster.html

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  22. Charlie BrownJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    1. I would've created these illusions by taking a picture of the setting and then tracing my design on it. Then, I would've gone and done it to the real thing.
    2. I think it's art. It's creative.
    3. MC Escher - He'd draw something, then add something contradictory to it.
    3b. www.mcescher.com

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  23. Jocelyn MelendezJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    1. I think Varini creates these illusions by standing from a distance and seeing where he would have to paint them. I think he sketches the buildings and then sketches the paint to know he's going to put it in the right position.
    2. Yes, i do think its art because optical illusions are art.
    3. Maurits C. Escher
    a. He draws pictures of actual places then adds an optical illusion so it makes it harder to find.
    b.http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/3d/illus1.htm

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  24. Nielsen MoffattJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    1. I think he creates these illusions by looking at the big picture first and then going step by step forward into the room or building.

    2. I think its art because he seems passionate about it and they are very creative pieces.

    3. Edgar Mueller

    a. He has this insane idea and creates a 3D image on the sidewalk by probably breaking it down into small pieces.

    b.http://www.expo2010china.hu/hirkepek/Edgar_Mueller_Meilongzhen_Plaza_expo2010.jpg

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  25. jpbarnesJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    1. i think he creates his illusions by using photography and computer design.
    2. yes, i this this is most definatly art, it evolves very creative artistic conceptualization
    3. a. they do 3d paintings on side walks and concret by using things like point perspective and photography to achieve the desired effect
    b. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SNYtd0Ayt0&feature=relate

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  26. MayaJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    1.I think he takes a picture of the space from a very precise angle and then draws his shape on top of that picture. Then I think he zooms in on each particular spot and maps out exactly what he needs to paint.
    2. Yes I think it is extremely creative art. He turns perspective into the art form.
    3. a. Alexa Meade paints on her subjects to make them and the objects around them into the picture. She makes actual 3D human beings appear as oil paintings.
    b. http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hyperrealistic-acrylic-body

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  27. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Simonne said...
    1. To create these illusions I think he uses the right camera angles, and paints on things, but makes them line up so it looks like its in front. Its like using portions and angles.
    2. Yes I think anything creative can be art, and this is definitely art in my eyes.
    3. I used Li Wei's photography. He makes people appear to be doing things that are impossible.
    a. I am not sure, either green screen, or by layering pictures on photoshop.
    b. http://www.moillusions.com/2008/10/chinese-artist-li-weis-optical.html

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  28. Spencer AwfordJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    1. He creates these illusion with the correct camera angles and most likely tapes off certain areas to work with before he shoots.
    2. This very creative, perspective is a way of art.
    3. Youtube director "Brusspup"\
    a. He sets up the optical illusions before he shoots.
    b. http://www.youtube.com/brusspup

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  29. Charles MendozaJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    1. Varini creates these illusions because the depth perception that the eye sees, cannot tell that the paintings are actually apart from each other.
    2. Yes, anything that is self-expressed through the human action is considered art. This is his was of expressing his imagination and creativity through illusions.
    3. Another artist that creates illusions Karen Combs.
    a) Their process is creating quilts with patterns that make the eye see differing depths of simple shapes.
    b) http://www.psychologie.tu-dresden.de/i1/kaw/diverses%20Material/www.illusionworks.com/html/art_of_karen_combs.html

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  30. M@DD0G AR!4$January 28, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    1. I think Varini is able to create these illusions by picking a certain location and taking a picture and then adding the paint to the visible areas to make the illusion.
    2. I definitely think this is art. For someone to create such an interesting piece with such a creative idea with simple is extremely artistic.
    3. Julian Beever, a sidewalk chalk artist.
    a. Beever makes 3D illusions by drawing the picture stretched out and distorted, but through a camera lens, the picture looks 3D.
    b. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbYgmGzVooI

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  31. Carmela YannacconeJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    1. He paints them onto his illsuions onto things that make it work.
    2. Yes, because anything can be art.
    3. M.C. Esher
    a. M.C. Esher made his illisuions by drawing the same thing or others in an eye-tricking pattern
    bhttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ghosttheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/escherrelativity.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ghosttheory.com/2010/04/13/lost-drawing-of-nessie-by-escher&h=525&w=544&sz=98&tbnid=EW0FG8DELRH4oM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dm.c.%2Bescher&zoom=1&q=m.c.+escher&hl=en&usg=__K4U9tiPutsRb7Gt6YUjdMA-EDx8=&sa=X&ei=t05DTbq_K47EsAPH6uW_Cg&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwBA

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  32. Kristen BeckJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    1. I think he takes pictures of the places he wants to create illusions and then paints.
    2. i think this art because it takes talent and skill to do this.
    3. i think Eglise des Jesuites took a picture of the building then split into slices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D8wsjuiOEw&feature=related

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  33. theresaJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    ~I think he makes it so a gradient creates the illusion of fading then he puts a low opacity line running straight over it.
    ~Yes I think this is art because it includes perspective and color.
    ~Sandro Del Prete.
    ~The foreground and background are blended and simple so you switch from looking at the old man and the city life.
    ~http://www.moillusions.com/2011/01/ticino-village-optical-illusion.html

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  34. Ciara StevensJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    1. I think that he creates these images by either taking pictures and then fixing them up on the computer or he very carefully puts stuff on the buildings so that while he moves back they line up perfectly.
    2. I think this is art because it involves creative thinking and technique.
    3a) Julian Beever, she basically paints on the sidewalk and creates images.
    b) http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

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  35. Sofia AlonsoJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    1. he has to measure exactly were he wants to paint and then before doing the line making sure it lines up, it for sure must take ALOT of patience.
    2. it is art, it is fun unique, and interesting, anything that someone makes is art regardless of what it is.
    3.a.Guido Moretti has to figure out how the mind sees things and then change it so we think we see something thats isn't, to trick our mind
    b.http://www.coolopticalillusions.com/artists/optical-illusion-artists.htm

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