Eyes, Lies And Illusions: The Art Of Deception - Hardcover

Mannoni, Laurent; Nekes, Werner; Warner, Marina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0853319138 ISBN 13: 9780853319139

Publisher: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Light and shadow, reflection, colour and motion - these are the primary elements of visual art. Shadow play, tricks of perspective, anamorphoses and magic lanterns have fascinated artists and craftsmen throughout the centuries and continue to inspire and stimulate the imagination to this day. The Art of Illusion explores this world of perceptual paradox through the astonishing collection of the German experimental filmmaker Werner Nekes, and the work of contemporary artists including Christian Boltanski, Carsten Holler, Tony Oursler and Markus Raetz.The Art of Illusion illustrates a vast range of intriguing optical media and artworks from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries - manuscripts, prints and books, optical devices and experiments, early cameras, games and toys. This handsome volume incorporates optical tricks, puzzles and illusions, which are sure to make it a collector's item.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurent Mannoni is former Curator of the equipment collections of the Cinematheque Francaise and the Centre National de la Cinematographie. His books include The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema (2000). Werner Nekes is an experimental filmmaker and media-researcher who has created one of the world's finest collections of optical devices and art and ephemera relating to illusion. Marina Warner is a novelist, critic and cultural historian. Her non-fiction includes From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers (1994) and No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling and Making Mock (1998).

About this edition

• Publisher: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0853319138
• ISBN 13: 9780853319139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 239