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Distortion in Art<\/h2>\n

To distort is to pull or twist out of shape. Distortion is part of drawing and can make a subject look either correct or<\/em> incorrect.<\/p>\n

Think about a square. Adjacent edges form 90 degree angles. Now think of a cube. A cube is made of square-shaped sides. However, to accurately depict a cube in a 2D drawing, one must distort the sides. Look at the cube below. No two adjacent edges form 90 degree angles. Yet still, we understand the cube to have square sides.<\/p>\n

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Anamorphic Distortion in Art<\/h2>\n

Over time, a few artists have used anamorphic distortion in their art – not to better describe their subject but rather to obscure it. An anamorphic image only looks correct from one single vantage point. A fantastic example of Anamorphosis is found in the painting by Hans Holbein entitled, The Ambassadors<\/em>. The stretched-out shape in the foreground is difficult to make out. However, when seen from the extreme lower left, the shape becomes a clearly rendered skull.<\/p>\n

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Anamorphic art has had a major resurgence in recent years and artists have used both photos and drawings to create incredible illusions. One such artist is known on YouTube as “brusspup”. Brusspup<\/a> uses science to create illusions that can be categorized as art. <\/p>\n

Here’s one of his videos that features anamorphic imagery… <\/p>\n