<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Art based on optical illusions has accompanied the everyday life of a human being since ancient times, until today. Primarily, it played a specific role as an artistic game and manifested the artists’ own mastery, while often playing the serviceable role of an artistic advertisement. This study presents a detailed definition of anamorphic images together with their precise classification, and provides a description of the methods used for their construction. The problems discussed here have been presented on a historical background. The examples of particularly chosen anamorphic images have been presented together with their visualised images. The theoretical background, how one can create such anamorphic images, provides the basis for further design and development of anamorphic images to be created both in an urban space of a town, and in the interiors of public use..</p></abstract>

Art based on optical illusions has accompanied the everyday life of a human being since ancient times, until today. Primarily, it played a specific role as an artistic game and manifested the artists’ own mastery, while often playing the serviceable role of an artistic advertisement. This study presents a detailed definition of anamorphic images together with their precise classification, and provides a description of the methods used for their construction. The problems discussed here have been presented on a historical background. The examples of particularly chosen anamorphic images have been presented together with their visualised images. The theoretical background, how one can create such anamorphic images, provides the basis for further design and development of anamorphic images to be created both in an urban space of a town, and in the interiors of public use..

Anamorphic images on the historical background along with their classification and some selected examples

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Art based on optical illusions has accompanied the everyday life of a human being since ancient times, until today. Primarily, it played a specific role as an...

Anamorphic images on the historical background along with their classification and some selected examples

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 25 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.002.6099

Keywords
transformation, anamorphic image, visualisation of anamorphic images, reflective surfaces

© 2017 Andrzej Zdziarski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Anamorphic images on the historical background along with their classification and some selected examples

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 25 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.002.6099

Keywordstransformation, anamorphic image, visualisation of anamorphic images, reflective surfaces

© 2017 Andrzej Zdziarski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
transformation, anamorphic image, visualisation of anamorphic images, reflective surfaces