Friday, January 25, 2013

Type4: Paintings that are seen pop up or fusion background

 Have you ever seen painting that are seen pop up or fusion background?


 The trick art of this topic is very mysterious, beautiful and entertaining. This is my favorite topic. And I have wanted to know the reason of illusion for long time.

 At first, watch these moving images (4:14~7:06 in first one).
 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBNHPk-Lnkk (It can't move in this blog)


How was it? I'm very exciting! I think you are also surprising. It is just a long and narrow picture. But if you see it from specific angle, it became exactly like real thing.
The ambassadors
 This type of illusion is called Ana-morphosis. It is said that this technique was invented by Leonardo da Vinci. Look at left picture. 





 It is called "The ambassadors" painted by Hans Holbein the Younger who painted many Ana-morphosis arts. There is strange object in The ambassadors. It is the long and narrow object in the lower part of the picture. This is Ana-morphosis in the 16th century. If you see it from specific angle, the object    turns into a skull. Therefore, we will think there is a skull on a picture.
 Now, Ana-morphosis is used entertainment rather than art. But the revel of entertainment is beyond entertainment.









 Look at this picture. Is this a picture of a man who is about to dive into water? No. In fact, the waterfall and the pond is picture painted on the floor! I think you may have seen it on a TV program or something.
 The artist who painted this picture is Julian Beever. Although he uses only chalk, he painted wonderful world. Sad to say, this art disappears in few weeks. But it is priced at two million yen.

 I will introduce some his work. Enjoy the mysterious world.
If you want to see more pictures, check this URL.
(http://www.julianbeever.net/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=2:3d-illusions&Itemid=7)



 If you want to know the structure of these arts, look at the left pictures. In above moving images, you can see the long and narrow structure, too.

 Ana-morphosis, to say easily, it uses the opposite of perspective drawing. In perspective drawing, an object that is far from viewer is painted narrow and small and an object that is near to viewer is painted broad and big. But in Ana-morphosis, an object that is far from viewer is painted broad and big and an object that is near to viewer is painted narrow and small.

This is picture is same art that is above. But it is taken by different angle. If you see it from other point of view, it is just a strange art.




The process of making this art is also interesting. Below moving image is my favorite one.











In fact, Ana-morphosis is used in our daily life. For example, a traffic sign is common. Seeing from driver, Ana-morphosis can be seen ordinary picture. Billboard on tall building also use it. Higher letter is written big.








 How about Ana-morphosis? I like this topic the best. There is so many pictures about Ana-morphosis. Search yourself and get a fun and surprise!
 Thank you for seeing. Next week is paintings that moves despite those are just static images. Don't miss it!

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