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[[Black Art]] is a principle where anything painted black cannot be seen when placed against a black background. | [[Black Art]] is a principle where anything painted black cannot be seen when placed against a black background. | ||
| − | [[Max Auzinger]] is credited with the discovery of “Black Art” around 1875, when he discovered the principle by accident while watching a black-faced actor playing a scene set in a dark dungeon. Only the man's white teeth and eyes were visible when watching from the stage. | + | [[Max Auzinger]] is credited with the discovery of “Black Art” around 1875, when he discovered the principle by accident while watching a black-faced actor playing a scene set in a dark dungeon. Only the man's white teeth and eyes were visible when watching from the stage. |
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| + | In The [[Magic Wand]], Vol. 5, N° 6, Feb. 1915, page 97, [[Charles De Vere]] explained in a letter to the Editor of the Magic Wand taht He has seen Ben Ali Bey (Max Auzinger) presented this form of illusion in Antwerp (Belgium. Anvers in French) in "1873" | ||
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Revision as of 12:26, 21 June 2008
Black Art is a principle where anything painted black cannot be seen when placed against a black background.
Max Auzinger is credited with the discovery of “Black Art” around 1875, when he discovered the principle by accident while watching a black-faced actor playing a scene set in a dark dungeon. Only the man's white teeth and eyes were visible when watching from the stage.
In The Magic Wand, Vol. 5, N° 6, Feb. 1915, page 97, Charles De Vere explained in a letter to the Editor of the Magic Wand taht He has seen Ben Ali Bey (Max Auzinger) presented this form of illusion in Antwerp (Belgium. Anvers in French) in "1873"
