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moiré effect
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moiré effect [mȯ′rā i‚fekt]
(optics)
The effect whereby, when one family of curves is superposed on another family of curves so that the curves cross at angles of less than about 45°, a new family of curves appears which pass through intersections of the original curves.


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Not just because of its distinctive weighty form but also, with contrasting levity, due to its filigreed western elevation that warps and throbs with a mesmerising radial moire effect.
In Friedman's works, as the light travels right through the substrate, its bounce off the wall results in an almost palpable luminosity, and because the paintings essentially create projections of themselves on the walls directly behind them, the optical result is a combination 3-D and moire effect.
One of OBRA's principals Jennifer Lee said the mesh "created a certain level of shade to counteract sun in an outdoor environment and offered a moire effect with layering that was an added, incredible phenomenon.
 
 
 
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