Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began presenting objects themselves as art. He selected mass-produced, commercially available, often utilitarian objects, designating them as art and giving them titles.

Anamorphic art is art that appears distorted upon first glance. When that same piece of art is viewed from a particular angle, or with a mirror or lens, the image becomes “normal”. There are several types of anamorphic art, and two types that use mirrors. Conical (cone) anamorphisms views an image from the top down.

Important characteristics of Kabuki theatre include its particular music, costumes, stage devices and props as well as specific plays, language and acting styles, such as the mie, in which the actor holds a characteristic pose to establish his character.