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This is the third (and final) segment of a three-part series of video presentations about the significance of the life and work of Adelbert Ames II (1880-1955), an American artist, lawyer, optical physiologist, and psychologist. He is best-known for having devised the Ames Demonstrations in Perception.

This part primarily focuses on Ames’ influence on others, among them psychologists, filmmakers, and artists, especially in his targeted use of use of anamorphosis (or "forced perspective”) in his well-known demonstrations. For example, it is shown that there were connections between Ames’ experimentation, Vorticism, and avant-garde filmmaking (Ballet Mecanique), as well as with popular culture, such as cinematic special effects and roadside tourist attractions.

In conclusion, this segment looks more closely at the recent works of three contemporary visual artists, who, in one way or another, make astonishing use of perspective. They are Jan Beutener (Amsterdam), Richard Koenig (Kalamazoo, Michigan), and Patrick Hughes (London).

This series is a consequence of long-term research by the author / producer, who replicated some of the Ames Demonstrations in the early 1970s, and began to research and write about Ames. In 1994, he was invited to lecture on the subject at Dartmouth College, where the demonstrations had originated. Written, produced and narrated by Roy R. Behrens (©2022).

The two earlier segments in this trilogy can be viewed at    • Ames and Anamorphosis: THE MAN WHO MADE DI...   and    • Ames and Anamorphosis: THE MAN WHO MADE DI...  . For more information and additional published sources see http://www.bobolinkbooks.com/BALLAST/, https://northerniowa.academia.edu/Roy..., and https://camoupedia.blogspot.com/.