De Artificiali Perspectiva, or Anamorphosis
Directed by Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay · Starring Witold Schejbal · 1991
The Brothers Quay explore anamorphosis, the Renaissance trick of hiding images that appear only from a particular angle or in a curved mirror.
The Quays' uncanny stop-motion craft turned on one of art history's strangest visual tricks.
In this dazzling short animation by the Brothers Quay, learn about the illusionistic technique known as anamorphosis, in which a hidden image only becomes visible when a composition is viewed from a different angle or in
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