An unusual viewpoint can add drama and interest to a composition
Starting with Impressionists who introduced unusual visual angles during the 19th century, Edgar Degas often used to crop his subjects.
in The Orchestra of the Opera (1868–69) as one of fourteen musicians in an orchestra pit, viewed as though by a member of the audience. Above the musicians can be seen only the legs and tutus of the dancers onstage, their figures cropped by the edge of the painting. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Degas)
Installing objects in a different way of the one they were conceived for opens a whole set of possible artistic scenarios.
Buenos Aires-born artist Leandro Erlich creates extraordinary installations that challenge perception and defy all logic. Drawing inspiration from fellow artists as well as directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Roman Polanski, and David Lynch, Erlich has said that they “have used the everyday as a stage for creating a fictional world obtained through the psychological subversion of everyday spaces.” One of his most memorable works involves a fulls-sized swimming pool that allows visitors to walk inside of it without getting wet.
More recently, children as well as adults gravitated toward his optical illusion house that used a giant mirror to make it seem as though they were boldly scaling a building.
Points to carry forward
Unusual angles – drawing from a very low or very high eye level.
Cropping subject – Secondary subjects can be cropped.
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