Movements, styles, and the occasional optical trick — notes on art that made me look twice.
Movements, styles, and the occasional optical trick — notes on art that made me look twice.
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Dada 1916-1920s.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_perspective The Potemkin Stairs in Odessa extend for 142 metres (466 ft), but give the illusion of greater depth since the stairs are wider at the bottom than at the top The top step is 12.5 meters (41 feet) wide, and the lowest step is 21.7 meters (70.8 feet) wide.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XIV_style One of the most enduring and popular forms of the Style Louis XIV is the jardin à la française or French formal garden, a style based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature.