Superficie a testura vibratile

“In my mind, all the concepts, sensations and ideas took the shape of points, segments,
lines, colours, volumes, weights and relations at the dynamic, elementary,
geometric level in their development.” (ALVIANI, 1974, p. 5).
In an attempt to express his mental reality in geometric modules susceptible of dynamic
modification, Alviani began to experiment in 1961 with the vibrating effects
of light on surfaces by means of typically industrial materials and processes, including
the use of an electrical milling machine on sheets of aluminium so as to obtain
an optical effect that changes in relation to the angle from which it is seen and
struck by light. Actively involved in the field of Kinetic Art, Alviani regards his works as fully experienced
only when the viewer abandons static contemplation to play an active part
by moving in order to see the ever-changing surface of vibrating texture from every
angle. (Transl. by Paul Metcalfe per Scriptum, Roma) BIBL: G.ALVIANI, Superfici a testura vibratile, Genova, 1974