Distortion Collection (page 4)

Diagram showing light hitting a convex mirror

Still Life on a Table, 1916 (oil on canvas)
XIR897705 Still Life on a Table, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 55x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nature morte sur une table. PB2535); Spanish, out of copyright

Mme Hebuterne in a Blue Chair, 1918 (oil on canvas)
XBP335647 Mme Hebuterne in a Blue Chair, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 129.5x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Italian, out of copyright

Allegory of Music (the Fluteplayer), c. 1600
XAM76995 Allegory of Music (the Fluteplayer), c.1600 by Ravesteyn, Dirk de Quade van (fl.1589-1619); 111x127.5 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Dutch, out of copyright

Antonia, c. 1915 (oil on canvas)
XIR154127 Antonia, c.1915 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 82x46 cm; Musee de l Orangerie, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Woman with Earrings (oil on canvas)
XIR216420 Woman with Earrings (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) (after); Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

Mount Saint Helens, Washington. Tree leaves and branhes
Mount Saint Helens, Washington. Tree leaves and branches

Antigua, Guatemala. Lamps in the colonial arched doorways near the town square at twilight

Antigua, Guatemala. Details of the main Cathedral on the town square

Building construction barrier, Paris; France

Suns gravity well, artwork
Suns gravity well. Computer artwork of the Sun (orange) and Earth (blue), showing the Suns gravity well as a distorted grid. A gravity well is the gravitational potential field around a massive body

Trains at Preston railway station, UK

Moonrise C016 / 6312
Moonrise. View through the Earths atmosphere of the Moon rising in the distance. The blue haze is Earths atmosphere, which fades out into space around 100 kilometres above the surface

Time warp, conceptual artwork C016 / 6303
Time warp. Conceptual artwork of a warped clock face on a background of stars and nebulae. This represents the warping of time at near-light speeds and in strong gravitational fields

Lensing, caustics & chromatic aberration C016 / 6365
Lensing, caustics and chromatic aberation of sunlight on water in a swimming pool. The rippled surface of the water acts like many small lenses, focussing light onto tiles (caustics)

Convex traffic mirrors at a crossroads in Antequera, Spain

Moonrise over Earth, ISS image C016 / 3865
Moonrise over Earth. Composite of three images of the Full Moon, obscured and distorted by Earths atmosphere, as seen from the International Space Station (ISS)

Fire at Eccleston Place, Victoria, London SW1
The latter stage of a fire at the Scripture Gift Mission, Naval & Military Bible Society, Eccleston Place, Victoria, London, on 23 April 1956, where there had also been an explosion

Firefighters at Wansdown Place, London SW6
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a storage and maintenance works in Wansdown Place, Fulham, London SW6, 31 March 1956. The handrail on the left has been distorted by the heat

USA, Vermont, Bennington, Patterns of wooden beams inside Paper Mill Covered Bridge on spring morning

Reflections in the Cloud Gate Sculpture, Chicago, Illinois, America
Reflection of tourists and people in the Cloud Gate Sculpture (aka Coffee Bean) in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, America

Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, America
City skyline and Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, America

UFO in a black hole, computer artwork. This could represent the belief that alien craft are able to use black holes as portals to travel across space and time

Galaxy collision model
Galactic collision. Image 2 of 2. Supercomputer model of a collision between two spiral galaxies. The top left frame is 200 million years after the bottom right frame in image R826/090

Ring galaxy

Mice colliding galaxies
The Mice colliding galaxies, optical image taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on April 7th 2002

Colliding galaxies Arp 148, HST image
Colliding galaxies Arp 148, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image. Also known as Mayalls Object, this structure is the result of a collision between two galaxies

Black hole model
Black hole. Computer model of the turbulent accre- tion disc around a non-rotating (Schwarzschild) black hole. The colours show the amount of red shifting (decreasing from red to blue) in the disc

Poggendorff illusion. The two red lines crossing the blue bar are colinear. Many people see them as being offset. There are still no satisfactory explanations as to why this should be the case

Mental illness, conceptual artwork
Mental illness. Conceptual computer artwork of multiple warped heads, which may represent psychosis or a similar mental illness

Prehistoric black hole, conceptual image

17th century map of Japan
Japan, 17th century Dutch map. These lands had not yet been accurately mapped by Europeans, and the islands of Japan (centre to centre right) are much distorted

Earths gravity well, artwork
Earths gravity well. Computer artwork of the Earth, showing its gravity well as a distorted grid below. A gravity well is the gravitational potential field around a massive body

Plum pocket infection, light micrograph
Plum pocket infection. Light micrograph of a section through a plum gall caused by the plum pocket fungus (Taphrina pruni)

Sunset, composite image. Sequence of twenty images showing increasing distortion of the Suns disc as it sinks towards the horizon

Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago
Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The stainless steel sculpture, by Anish Kapoor, was constructed between 2004 and 2006

Distortion of the Sun, 17th century
Distortions of the Sun. 17th century diagram explaining how the disc of the Sun appears distorted when seen close to the horizon

Traditional Mursi woman with lip plates, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Africa

Common Dolphin Mating Behaviour just below the surface. The Azores
Lisa Steiner / SplashdownDirect

Canals, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe

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"Unveiling the Distorted Tapestry of Time: A Journey through Centuries and Continents" Step into a mesmerizing voyage as we unravel the intricate web that has shaped our perception of history. Our first stop takes us back to the 17th century, where an ancient map of Europe reveals a world both familiar and foreign. The lines drawn on this parchment hint at hidden truths, obscured by time's relentless passage. Venturing further, we encounter a captivating 17th-century map showcasing the New World in all its enigmatic glory. Here lies a realm teeming with untold stories and lost civilizations, forever distorted by colonial ambitions and conquests. Turning back another page in history, we find ourselves immersed in a 16th-century depiction of the British Isles. This intricate cartographic masterpiece offers glimpses into an era when borders were fluid and identities intertwined – yet even here, distortions abound as political agendas shape perceptions. Our journey then expands to encompass the entire globe through a remarkable 16th-century world map. As our eyes wander across vast oceans and uncharted territories, we witness how early explorers grappled with their limited knowledge – leaving behind traces of their own biases etched upon these fragile pages. Returning to the New World once more, we encounter a stunning 17th-century map dedicated solely to South America. Its vibrant colors belie tales of indigenous cultures disrupted by colonization; it is within these distortions that echoes of forgotten histories can still be heard today. Shifting gears from maps to architecture, our next destination brings us face-to-face with Chicago's iconic John Hancock Building. Its sleek silhouette pierces through time itself - standing tall amidst modernity while reflecting fragments of past eras onto its gleaming façade like ripples on water's surface. Speaking of reflections in waterways, imagine wading through Chicago's canal-laden streets where buildings dance upon liquid mirrors.