Shadow art
Shadowgraphy or ombromanie is the art of performing a story or show using images made by hand shadows . It can be called " cinema in silhouette ". Performers of the art are often called a shadowgraphist or shadowgrapher .
The art has declined since the late 19th century when electricity became available to homes because light bulbs and electric lamps do not give off good shadows and also because cinema and television were becoming a new form of entertainment . Shadows are greatly defined by candlelight and therefore hand shadows were common in earlier centuries .
The modern art of hand shadows was made popular by the French entertainer Félicien Trewey in the 19th century . He popularized the art by making silhouettes of famous personalities .
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The contemporary or postmodern artists have developed a technique to demonstrate their creativity through working something out of immaterial pieces of metal scraps or , to put it bluntly , junk – and cast awe-inspiring shadows by combining art and illusion – darkness and light .
Although this may not be entirely new , this could only be done perfectly by real talented artists who see way beyond the physical and visual attributes of things utilized to create shadow art or as the pioneering optical illusion and shadow artist Shigeo Fukuda refers to as shadow sculpture . Lunch with a Helmet On is one of Fukuda ’ s earliest works which was made out of an assortment of 848 forks , knives and spoons welded together .
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