

Anamorphosis
The Quays' interest in esoteric illusions finds its perfect realization in this fascinating animated lecture on the art of anamorphosis. This artistic technique, often used in the 16th- and 17th centuries, utilizes a method of visual distortion with which paintings, when viewed from different angles, mischievously revealed hidden symbols.
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- Language
- English
- painting
- surreal
- stop motion
- religion
- art history
- perspective
- nudity
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- Premiere1 Jun 1991
- Theatrical9 Apr 1993
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Anamorphosis was released on 9 April 1993.
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CinemaSerf
8/9/2026
I really enjoyed this - not so much because of the peep-hole style of animation it uses to illustrate it's point, but because of the intriguing science behind the principle of anamorphosis. A perspective within a perspective, a means of communicating artistically on an obvious level - you get what you see, but also on a more tangential level. Who knew that Holbein painted pictures that contain additional images that …
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