Post 1: What is Crossed Eyed 3D?

3D Hommage to Dali, Oil on Paper

Since the beginnings of photography particularly, but even before, Artists have tried to render the world in 3 dimensions. The reason why we see in 3D is that we have 2 eyes situated roughly 3 inches apart, and that each eye therefore sees a slightly different image. The brain mixes these 2 images and voila! Stereoscopic photography was invented around 1860. The standard two side by side images required a viewer, but if you reverse the images left and right, the 3D effect can be obtained simply by crossing the eyes until 2 images merge in the center and pop into 3D.

Dali experimented with 3D paintings back in the early 70's, and I painted a 3D piece in the late 80's in Homage after a visit to the Museum in Figueras.I used a system of mirrors to show it in one of my exhibitions. But you can just as well look at it cross eyed