|
 
Books by Category:                  
 More OnlineTest-Prep Help!Visitbarronstestprep.com
for online practicetests for thefollowing exams:SATPSATACTBarrons RegentsHelp!Visitbarronsregents.comfor online practicetestsTest Date Schedule
|
Visual Trickery in Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art - All books by this author A beautifully illustrated, imaginatively designed book is packaged here with several unusual “eye magic” items. This fascinating set explores the subject of visual illusions in art and technology. The book shows and discusses many examples of trompe l’oeil (fool-the-eye) artworks, including a famous eighteenth-century painting by British artist William Hogarth, paintings by French pointillist artists Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, and examples from the American Op Art movement that flourished in the 1960s. Also presented are examples of moiré patterns— optical effects produced when two sets of lines or grids overlap. Much of the psychedelic poster art of a few decades ago took advantage of the effects of moiré patterns and wildly contrasting color schemes. But Eye Magic is more than an ordinary art book. One of its extra-thick covers is really a specially designed drawer containing several “eye magic” items. They include—
From the reviews: “This is a wonderful book with many attachments that enable actual involvement in optical illusions… This book can be used with younger students to encourage the pure delights in seeing. It can also be used with older students to encourage their investigations into Pointillists or Op Art, animation or even the art created by the ancient Greeks. The book may also serve as motivation for students creating their own works that utilize techniques of visual ‘trickery’.” — Jerome J. Hausman, Arts and Activities, May 2009 (0764178695) Hardcover book w/slide-out drawer / 48 Pages / 8 x 8 / 2005 | ||
|
|||
