Friday, December 30, 2011

Trick Art display at the Kintetsu Department Store of Abeno - 40 3D images on exhibition (December 30, 2011)

Translated from the original article at: http://abeno.keizai.biz/headline/287/


Caption: Trick Art (A world without gravity)

On January 3rd, 2012, the head office of the Kintetsu Department Store Company (Abeno Suji 1 (Road), Abeno Ward, Osaka City) will be holding a "Trick Art Exhibit" on the 9th level of the Kintetsu Art Hall.

The exhibits do such things as take advantage of the eye's perspective to create an optical illusion. What appears to be three dimensional is completely different, just a flat picture. 40 works of trick art will be displayed.

The main types of works are the following: In what appears to be a normal room, the perceived size of objects transform according to their placement (Ames Room). Blocks seemingly floating in mid-air (A world without gravity). Appearing to be trapped inside of a wine glass held by Dracula (Dracula's Snack), etc. In the venue, photos as well as video can be taken.

Set up in addition, is a small store selling 3D cards, pop-up books, etc.

The exhibition time is 10:00am until 8:00PM (On the final day, it closes at 5:00PM). Entrance rates are 600 Yen for middle school students and older, 300 yen for ages 4 to elementary school, children under 3 are free. Open until January 10th.


Original text:

近鉄百貨店阿倍野店で「トリックアート展」開催へ3D絵画40点展示20111230

トリックアート「重力のない世界」

近鉄百貨店阿倍野本店大阪市阿倍野区阿倍野筋19階近鉄アート館で201213日、「トリックアート展」が催される。

同展では、遠近法などで目の錯覚を利用し、平面の絵を立体的に見せたり全く違う印象に見せるトリックアート作品40点を展示する。

主な作品は、普通の部屋なのに立ち位置によって物体のサイズが変化するように見える「エイムズの部屋」、ブロックが宙に浮いたように見える「重力のない世界」、ドラキュラの持つワイングラスに閉じ込められたように見える「ドラキュラのおやつ」など。会場ではカメラ、ビデオの撮影も可能。

併せて、3Dカードやしかけ絵本などの販売コーナーも設ける。

開催時間は10時~20時(最終日は17時まで)。入場料は、中学生以上=600円、4歳~小学生=300円、3歳以下は無料。110日まで。

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