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23 Stunning Anamorphic Artworks That Can Only Be Seen With A Mirror Cylinder
A year ago, we wrote about Jonty Hurwitz and his amazing anamorphic art that can only be seen in the reflection of a mirrored cylinder. Although the technique was created in the late Renaissance (16th century), artist like Jonty and István Orosz made it popular again. We’ve begun to see more and more of this type of art so we thought it’s about time to look at some of the best examples.
What’s interesting about these anamorphic pieces is that most of them look like rubbish without a mirror cylinder. Some of them are so distorted that you can only guess at what the reflected image will reveal. You could probably even use this technique to pass a message on to a fellow secret agent.
Hurwitz says he creates his art by scanning a three-dimensional object and then using special software to come up with new physical forms, but each artist has their own technique. Get ready to be amazed!
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Created by Lisa Mallinson (left) István Orosz (right)
Created by István Orosz
Created by William Kentridge (left) István Orosz (right)
Created by Jonty Hurwitz
Created by István Orosz
Image credits: Lori Fossum
Created by István Orosz
Created by Myrna Hoffman
Created by István Orosz
Created by Vera Bugatti
Image credits: Rex Young
Created by William Kentridge
Created by István Orosz
Created by István Orosz
Created by Awtar Singh Virdi
Created by William Kentridge
Created by William Kentridge
Created by István Orosz
What do you think ?
Baked_Potato 9 years ago
Look like rubbish?? That mountain range/valley one looked amazing, then you look at the cylinder and the portrait is revealed. Amazing!!
Baked_Potato 9 years ago
Look like rubbish?? That mountain range/valley one looked amazing, then you look at the cylinder and the portrait is revealed. Amazing!!
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