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Posted on 02/09/05 2:21:01 PM |
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trinityofone
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An exercise in 3D illusion.
Some of you may have seen this person's work before but I'm still amazed by it! http://www.rense.com/general67/street.htm _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 02/09/05 2:27:20 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: An exercise in 3D illusion.
Astounding! |
Posted on 02/09/05 2:28:44 PM |
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ajftv
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Yer, one of the pictures was in the Daily Mail yesterday, there is now someone who makes art from chewing gum found on the street  _________________ |
Posted on 03/09/05 01:50:53 AM |
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Dezolat0r
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Oh my god, I can't believe I never linked to this. I've known about it for over a year! Still, brilliant stuff. That guy's a genius. |
Posted on 03/09/05 09:20:33 AM |
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maiden
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That is a truly exceptional talent. They use the same trick with adverts painted on cricket pitches to make the advert appear to be standing up, but this far exceeds any of that. _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 09/09/05 08:31:10 AM |
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Paul McFadden
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Thats genius ! Reminds me of Hans Holbein's 16th century masterpeice, The Ambassadors, in London's National Gallery. There, a huge streak of white paint along the bottom of the painting is revealed to be a skull when viewed from the correct angle : http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/largeImage?workNumber=NG1314&collectionPublisherSection=work _________________ |
Posted on 09/09/05 09:55:33 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Yes, The Ambassadors is the best example I know of anamorphic projections in art. Strange thing is, you hardly notice it when you're standing right in front! For those who are interested, this is a picture that's full of hidden meaning: the two ambassadors are identified by their ages, shown on their dagger and ring, and the fact that one of them is pointing to the globe that identifies Polissy, in France, his home town. The precise date of the scene is indicated by the solar calendar, and the position of the sky in the star globe. These guys were sent by the Pope to try to persuade Henry VIII not to split from the Roman church - also indicated by the broken string on the lute (discord, geddit?) and the Latin text in the prayer books. All the scientific instruments that show the supremacy of reason (top shelf) over religious tradition (bottom shelf). Loads of other detail - the floor is a pavement in Westminster Abbey, for instance. And Holbein did all this without layers, or clip art! |
Posted on 09/09/05 11:21:23 AM |
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trinityofone
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What a strange image (especially after your explaination!). It actually looks like a photo-montage - is this from your ancestor's book 'How to cheat in renaissance-art'?  _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 09/09/05 11:37:50 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Yes, that's me - Steve Holbein the Absurdly Younger. |
Posted on 15/09/05 06:31:05 AM |
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Paul McFadden
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Fascinating - I didnt know that ! I'd be really interested, Steve, what got your vote in the recent Britain's Greatest Painting poll? http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/news/gpib.htm Personally, I chose The Arnolfini Portrait- which, similar to the Holbein, is a tour de force, stuffed with intricate detail and hidden meaning. The gleaming chandelier and mirror - with its exquisitely drawn Passion scenes - are truly the work of genius. _________________ |
Posted on 15/09/05 08:23:17 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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I really like the Arnolfini portrait. And stuffed full of codes and meanings, as you say. But, I have to say, I really don't like the idea of judging one work of art against another! How can you compare Hockney and Constable? It just doesn't make sense. Like trying to choose between Bach and Bowie. Personally, I prefer my art a little more lumpy. Sculptures and, particularly, installations are what get me going. Paintings just seem a little too - two dimensional? |
Posted on 16/09/05 07:39:27 AM |
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Paul McFadden
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Easily, Constable was great, whereas Hockney is greatly overrated !But, its a fair point - I think "Britain's Favourite Painting" would have been a better title.
Installations - particularly those in Tate Modern and the Saatchi Gallery often remind me of The Emperor's New Clothes ! _________________ |