István Orosz

Privately-printed catalogue of graphic works by the Hungarian artist István Orosz (1951-), an illustrator, theatre-designer and animator, who has produced numerous poster-designs and series of woodcuts and engravings. His smaller-scale prints are notable for their optical trickery, and brain-twizzling Escher-like illusory effects. Orosz’s works employing anamorphosis (meaning, in this context, the inclusion of images distorted such that they only become clearly visible when reflected in a suitably-shaped and positioned mirror), are the most satisfying and accomplished of their kind that I have seen.… (meer)