Anamorphosis (1991)
- Directed by
- Timothy Quay, Stephen Quay, Weiser Quay
- Genre
- animation, documentary, history
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This animated short explores the Renaissance art of anamorphosis, where distorted images reveal hidden symbols from certain angles. The Quay brothers show how painters used optical tricks to hide meanings in their work.
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