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Anamorphosis

Anamorphosis

★ 6,6 /10 (24 Votes)
1993 EN 15 min

Overview

The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This artistic technique, often used in the 16th- and 17th centuries, utilizes a method of visual distortion with which paintings, when viewed from different angles, mischievously revealed hidden symbols.

Release date

09/04/1993

Votes

24

Popularity

0.7

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

15 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-08-09

⭐ 7

I really enjoyed this - not so much because of the peep-hole style of animation it uses to illustrate it's point, but because of the intriguing science behind the principle of anamorphosis. A perspective within a perspective, a means of communicating artistically on an obvious level - you get what you see, but also on a more tangential level. Who knew that Holbein painted pictures that contain additional images that seen from a sideways aspect - using holes drilled in the frame or by looking lengthways rather than straight on - show additional objects or expressions that the traditional view d…

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