Distorted Perspective Geometries, Hidden Images and Illusionism

Slides: PDF

Required Reading: none

References:

• Fred Leeman, E.C. Allison and M.L. Kaplan. Hidden Images, February 10, 1976.
• Edgar R. Samuel, "Death in Glass: A New View of Holbein's Ambassadors", The Burlington Magazine, vol.105 no.727 (Oct 1963) pp. 436-441. The Burlington Magazine
• David Topper, On Anamorphosis: Setting Some Things Straight, Leonardo, vol.33, no.2 (2000) pp.115-124. Discusses your issue of seeing something distorted yet understanding its "true" shape/volume. MIT Press
• Julian Beever Video YouTube