Hidden Images: Games of Perception, Anamorphic Art, Illusion from the Renaissance to the Present

Leeman, Fred

ISBN 10: 0810990199 / ISBN 13: 9780810990197

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1977

166pp, with 202 illustrations including 28 plates in colour. A highly respectable copy with unmarked text, no inscriptions and pictorial wraps highly presentable with some moderate age-tanning present. The reflective viewer is laid-in in an acetate protector. Foxing present to top edge of text block only. Please see five pictures attached for a closer look. Seller Inventory # ABE-1742041505546

Synopsis:

The mysteries of vision-of optical illusion-are endlessly fascinating. We enjoy the tricks our eyes play on us, we delight in looking at objects through water, seeing ourselves in the fun house mirror, viewing Op.Art. Among the most baffling and entertaining illusions are those created by anamorphic distortion. By sophisticated application of the laws of perspective, pictures can be stretched and distorted beyond recognition, remaining "unreadable" until they are viewed from a special angle or with the aid of a suitably reflecting surface. This book grew out of an extraordinarily successful exhibition in Amsterdam. In its pages we can play the game of perspective distortion in the company of such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Hans Holbein, Caravaggio, and Carracci, and follow its progress through the centuries to the present day. We learn how the laws of perspective operate and how various kinds of anamorphic distortions can be created from normal pictures.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hidden Images: Games of Perception, ...
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition