Disques évidés excentriques, Felice Varini, Christie’s Paris

Paris – Always at the crossroads of art and innovation, Christie’s welcomes Felice Varini, a pioneering artist of geometry and colour, for an original installation. Created specifically for the Christie’s spaces on the occasion of the prestigious sales of 20th and 21st century art, this monumental work, entitled Eccentric Hollow Discs, will be unveiled from today.

Designed to interact fully with the architecture of the building, this new spatial painting unfolds over several floors inside the building. Composed of two intertwined spirals of yellow and red, the work seems to dissolve and recompose itself simultaneously before the viewer’s gaze. These eccentric hollowed-out discs create a fascinating dialogue between full and empty, the materiality of the work and the surrounding space, finite and infinite.

As a virtuoso of space, Felice Varini overturns the traditional perception of form and volume. From a precise point of view, his geometric lines connect to form a coherent two-dimensional image. But as the visitor moves around, the work transforms, offering a multitude of possible points of view and interpretations. The resulting heightened awareness of space invites visitors to explore the relationship between themselves, the work and their environment.

As well as the artwork in the building, Felice Varini has also taken over the elegant façade of Christie’s House. Bold graphic motifs are displayed on the building’s windows, as a visual invitation to step through the doors and discover the artist’s world inside.