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anamorphosis: a standalone construct

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Art theory

a distorted image that appears correctly only from one viewpoint or in a curved mirror, exploiting the rules of perspective.

In art theory, anamorphosis refers to a distorted image that appears correctly only from one viewpoint or in a curved mirror, exploiting the rules of perspective. This meaning comes from Baltrušaitis (1977) in Anamorphic art.[1]

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image4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs mirror3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs perspective3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

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Baltrušaitis, J. (1977). Anamorphic art. Harry N. Abrams. Open Library record

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