Exploring Anamorphic Art: AI-Presented Examples”
Anamorphosis is a technique employed in the visual arts, creating distorted projections of subjects within images when viewed from conventional angles.
However, when observed from specific vantage points or reflected in curved mirrors, these distortions magically vanish, revealing a coherent image.
This technique has uses in various artistic mediums, such as painting, photography, sculpture, installations, toys, and film special effects.
Origin
The term “anamorphosis” originates from the Greek prefix “ana,” signifying “back” or “again,” combined with “morphe,” meaning “shape” or “form.”
Artists have used anamorphosis to make caricatures, erotic and unconventional scenes, and other covert imagery from casual onlookers, while simultaneously unveiling an undistorted image to those in the know.
The first examples appear in Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks.
It was regarded as a display of technical virtuosity, and it was included in most 16th- and 17th-century drawing manuals.
Two important examples of anamorphosis are a portrait of Edward VI (1546) that has been attributed to William Scrots.
