The Evolving Perspective in Art: “Anamorphosis” and Kurt Wenner As a Contemporary Anamorphosis Artist

From the point of view determined by artist, the painting that determines the projection of the viewer does not allow to go beyond what is determined and projection of the image, is no different from a camera viewfinder in this aspect. However, anamorphosis can reconstruct the real image from a particular perspective and often using a material, with the optical effect it creates on the plane based on the reversible deformation of an image. Thus, it tries to offer the viewer more than just a visual because of a visual distortion that produces an illusion for the human eye. However, in the history of art, anamorphosis has not been positioned as it deserves, and the analysis of this phenomenon has been insufficiently artistic aspect. It has also been seen that what is written about it is often confusing and often incorrect. This research, in addition to the terminological, ontological and epistemological scrutiny of "Anamorphosis", as well as examining the evolution process of this form of expression with a chronological method, prioritizes deepening and confusion about this issue with previous research. The next section focuses on the similarities and differences between trompe l'oeil and anamorphosis. In the third chapter, two general types of Anamorphosis: Mirror (Catoptric) Anamorphosis and Perspective (Oblique / Stereoscopic) this research is detailed and exemplified. In the last part of this text, which consists of four parts, the subject is explained with visuals while examining Kurt Wenner, known as the inventor of contemporary anamorphosis, and “3D Street Art”, which he created by synthesizing his traditional geometry (madonnari) with his own geometry. The evolutionary process of the "Anamorphosis / Anamorphic Perspective", the first examples of which we see in Renaissance, is presented by forming the general framework of the research.

Keywords

Art, Anamorphic perspective, anamorphosis, Kurt Wenner, trompe l’oeil, 3D Street Art