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Discover The Miller Museum of Anamorphic Art in Bengaluru
Discover the enchanting Miller Museum of Anamorphic Art, coming to Bangalore on the 28th of September, honoring local artist Shereen Miller. Dive into a world of perspective-shifting art that reveals hidden images with a twist! Explore her legacy through innovative masterpieces. A must-visit for art lovers!
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Guess what’s opening this September in Bengaluru? The Miller Museum of Anamorphic Art, tucked away on Carleston Road, Cooke Town, is ready to go public on the 28th of September and become a favourite spot for all art lovers. It’s not just another gallery, it’s a tribute to Shereen Miller, a Bangalorean who resurrected a centuries-old visual trick and made it her lifelong passion.
How It All Began
Born in Benson Town in 1941, Shereen attended Clarence High School and defied expectations by hesitating to follow the safer path of becoming a teacher. She moved to Kuwait, where she met Paul Miller in an Arabic class, and eventually they married in Bangalore.
A delayed flight to Amsterdam changed everything. At the Rijksmuseum, Shereen stumbled upon anamorphic art, those mind-bending images that look distorted until you view them from just the right angle. And that was all it took, she was hooked. What followed was a legacy in making.
What’s Anamorphic Art, Exactly?
Think Renaissance illusions, like Leonardo’s skewed drawings or Holbein’s “The Ambassadors” (where a skull hides in plain sight), that reveal their secrets only from certain perspectives. That's what anamorphic art is all about, a play on perspectives.
Fast forward to 1976: Shereen started experimenting with catoptric anamorphosis, referring to images that only resolve correctly when mirrored with a cylinder. From there, she pioneered abstract anamorphic pieces and even optical illusions that appear to move.
The Museum as a Living, Bending Canvas
In 2021, Shereen and her daughter Cheryl turned her childhood home into a 4,000-sq-ft museum, but sadly, Shereen passed away just a month before its completion. Cheryl calls it a “labour of love.” Inside, there are hundreds of pieces, from her earliest experiments to her bold abstract works, inviting you to move around them, lean in, squat, twist, and discover hidden shapes and layers. It’s playful, immersive, and you might just find yourself lose track of time trying to figure the image out.
The Grand Opening, and a Legacy That Runs Deep
Mark your calendars: the museum opens on the 28th of September 2025. This place is more than walls and exhibits; it’s a testament to a woman who wouldn’t accept no for an answer, and a tribute to her curiosity and precision, values she passed on to her daughter.
Whether you’re an art enthusiast or just curious about something new in the city, the Miller Museum of Anamorphic Art is set to be a refreshing addition to Bengaluru’s cultural map. It’s not just about looking at paintings, it’s about moving, tilting, and discovering. Come September 28, Cooke Town won’t just be another quiet neighborhood; it’ll be home to illusions, legacy, and a whole new way of seeing.