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Anamorphosis

Anamorphosis is a distorted projection that requires the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point, use special devices, or both to view a recognizable image. It is used in painting, photography, sculpture and installation art, toys, and film special effects. The word is derived from the Greek prefix ἀνα- (ana-), meaning "back" or "again", and the word…

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Anamorphosis

Nodes155
Edges154
Triples297
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012903
Components1

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Anamorphosis

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related to Bibliography · 189
Anamorphosis → Abaris Books, Abrams, Abrams Inc, Adelbert Ames II, Admiranda, Agostino, Alison, Allan, Ames Demonstrations, Anamorphic Art, Anamorphic Representation, Anamorphosen, Anamorphoses, Andersen, Architecture, Ars Magna, Art, Art Bulletin LIX/March, Artistic Expression, Athanasius
related to 17th century · 25
Anamorphosis → As Chinese, Between, By, Caus, Charles Ozanam's Mathematical Recreations, China, Chinese, Curious Perspective, Each, European, However, In Niceron's, It, Jean-Francois Niceron, Jesuit, Jesuits, Kangxi Emperor, Magical, Ming Dynasty, Peking Mission
related to Practical uses · 12
Anamorphosis → Australia, Bus Lane, Children Crossing, Cinemascope, IMAX Dome, Omnimax, Panavision, Rugby, Similarly, Technirama, The, The IMAX
related to 20th century · 11
Anamorphosis → American, Arthur Mole, By, During, First World War, Given, His, Marcel Duchamp, The Illuminating Gas, The Waterfall, When
related to In the work of contemporary artists · 10
Anamorphosis → Anamorphoses, Art, Games, Illusion, In, Jan Beutener, Perception, The, The Room, While
related to Sculpture and installation · 10
Anamorphosis → American, City, He, Inspired, Japanese, Luxor, Michael Heizer's Complex One, Nevada, Shigeo Fukuda, Since
related to External links · 8
Anamorphosis → Anamorphose Art, AnamorphosisThe, Archived February, Art, New ScientistLeon Keer, Pericentric, Phillip Kent, Wayback MachineAnamorphic
related to Gallery · 8
Anamorphosis → Bronze, Dimitri ParantPyramidal, Hurwitz Singularity, Jonty HurwitzVera Bugatti, Max Albert, Parc, Reflet, Villette
related to Photography · 6
Anamorphosis → Beginning, Dutch, Earth, Jan Dibbets, Perspective Corrections, This
related to Popular culture · 5
Anamorphosis → In, It, Rick Wakeman, Since, Steeleye Span

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Anamorphosisis adistorted projection that requires the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point0.90text
parksinstance ofThe latter two art forms are largely practised in public areas0.80text
city centresinstance ofThe latter two art forms are largely practised in public areas0.80text
transit stations.In 1975 a major exhibition was held focusing exclusively on anamorphic imageryinstance ofThe latter two art forms are largely practised in public areas0.80text
the Museum of Modern Art.Jonty Hurwitz pioneered the use of a mathematical technique to create catoptric sculptures that resolve in a cylinderinstance ofexhibiting at institutions0.80text
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryBy0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryMagical0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryTwo0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryPerspective0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centurySalomon0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryCaus0.60section
Anamorphosisrelated to 17th centuryCurious Perspective0.60section

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