Istvan Orovitz’s Anamorphic Art.

By Alex in Art on May 10, 2006 at 9:42 am

This one is called Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island by Istvan Orovitz. At first glance, the image looks like a shipwreck on a weird-looking island. When a cylinder is put on the print, the reflection looks like Jules Verne!

A great (and famous) example of anamorphotic art (from Wikipedia):

In other anamorphisms, an anamorphoscope (a conical or cylindrical mirror) is placed on the drawing or painting to transform a flat distorted image into a three dimensional picture that can be viewed from many angles. The deformed image is painted on a plane surface surrounding the mirror. By looking uniquely into the mirror, the image appears undeformed. Current in the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, this process of anamorphosis made it possible to diffuse caricatures, erotic and scatologic scenes and scenes of sorcery for a confidential public. Anamorphoscopes were invented in China and brought to Italy in the 16th century, about the time Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci were mastering 3-D and discovering slant anamorphosis.

Link (Thanks Vurdlak!) | Istvan Orovitz: Link | Anamorphic Art Link 1 and Link 2


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  1. Loopy Loo
    May 10th, 2006 at 3:12 pm

    That’s witch-craftery I tell ya!

  2. Alana
    May 10th, 2006 at 4:48 pm

    I saw this picture (or a print of it) at the Camera Obscura in Edinburgh. It’s even cooler in person.

  3. Sian
    May 12th, 2006 at 9:25 pm

    I’m always so in awe at the people who where / are able to figure these things out. ( How to make them ~)

  4. Rich Bean
    May 18th, 2006 at 6:46 am

    Where can I get a copy of this print ?


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