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From all other positions the form appears distorted or unintelligible. ## Discussion In art, the privileged viewpoint is the specific location an observer must occupy to see an anamorphic projection resolve into a legible image. This principle, famously used by artists like Holbein, makes the viewer’s position integral to the completion of the artwork. It represents the technical and conceptual fulcrum of anamorphic sculpture, where abstract distortion becomes figurative representation from a single, precise standpoint. ## Featured in - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Jungle Secret, Wood, Acrylic Paint, Mirror, Love, Time, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-10e4cc67-1e54-4cd3-8054-bd2755c577cf-compressed-1780173650369.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) The Jungle Secret 2026 ](/edition/the-jungle-secret-paint) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Jungle Secret, Stainless Steel And Matte Laminated Vinyl Print On PVC Board, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-31f02cea-7421-4d77-9eb3-c95d43e60a09-compressed-1778848719046.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) The Jungle Secret 2026 ](/edition/the-jungle-secret) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Home, Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-4d5aa287-b167-4591-a1ba-f2f368da963b-compressed-1778922518997.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Home 2026 ](/edition/home-edition-of-originals) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Reality Bath in Ivory, Copper, Paint & Stainless Steel, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1ad35bc9-2943-4a9f-ab32-ae52aec354ed-compressed-1779669458082.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Reality Bath in Ivory 2025 ](/edition/reality-bath-in-ivory) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Time Flies When You're Having Fun, Thermoset Polymer And Aluminium, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1b6d41d4-e703-4b2a-9169-2d2614ea317c-compressed-1779366198984.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Time Flies When You're Having Fun 2025 ](/edition/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Watcher Tree, Oil On Canvas, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-b19a97ba-2db5-434b-9612-e21224b1dd02-compressed-1778676482403.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) The Watcher Tree 2025 ](/edition/the-watcher-tree-unique) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Reality Bath in Fuchsia, Copper, Paint & Stainless Steel, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d029d8a3-83e8-48f2-b1e7-db8c440a64cf-compressed-1779669546885.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Reality Bath in Fuchsia 2025 ](/edition/reality-bath-in-fuchsia) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Dad I Can't See You Properly (La La Land), Gypsum, Sandstone, Acrylic, Stainless Steel, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d20e9d3e-3ed4-462a-a637-22d8a5a33656-compressed-1779151786997.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Dad I Can't See You Properly (La La Land) 2025 ](/edition/dad-i-cant-see-you-properly-la-la-land) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Contentment in Solitude , Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-3b32d19e-9856-4fbf-b307-1fdac0cebb19-compressed-1779669472532.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Contentment in Solitude 2024 ](/edition/contentment-in-solitude) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Frida - Noir, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Inkerials, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-36326d8f-b2f7-47ab-bdc3-a9c937f1ce95-compressed-1778922806494.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Frida - Noir 2024 ](/edition/frida-noir) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, No way José (Oblique Steed), Aluminium, Resin, Paint, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-7d4b9df6-1d1b-40e2-87c1-d564d4a89186-compressed-1778935265159.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) No way José (Oblique Steed) 2024 ](/edition/no-way-jose-oblique-steed) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, From the Other Side, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1fa25d32-d756-4c65-9cf3-047968ba6395-compressed-1778676339873.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) From the Other Side 2024 ](/edition/from-the-other-side) [← All concepts](/concepts) [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)