Anamorphosis
           		22 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					The  Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne, Australia contains of series of anamorphic letter illusions designed by German artist Axel Peemoeller.  The letters can be read perfectly when viewed at certain angles, but appear distorted when viewed from all other angles.  The example below shows the how the letters form the word “UP” as a motorist […]
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Miscellaneous,Video
           		19 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					Watch this video of a faucet as it appears to hover in midair.  Where exactly is the water pouring from the faucet originating from?  This product would certainly breathe some life to an otherwise boring garden or backyard.
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Miscellaneous
           		18 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					Today’s illusion is titled “Double Truncated Pyramids” by op artist Robin Hunnam.  These “double pyramids” appear to form a series of strange three-dimensional towers.  Do you perceive depth in this image? To view more of Robin’s work, please visit his blog – Grasshoppermind.
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Impossible
           		17 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					English painter Norman Parker describes his painting style as “neo-surrealism”.  He creates surrealistic imagery without the surrealistic ideology.  His work below titled Study for an Impossible Viaduct features a painting of a local landscape and a self-portrait of the artist himself. This image is also featured in The Art of the Illusion, a new optical […]
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Composite
           		16 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					A photographic mosaic uses a series of smaller photographs to create a larger recognizable image.  The example below uses hexagon-shaped photographs of birds and other nature-related imagery.  When put together in a special way (with the help of a software program), they form a larger image of a seagull.  The seagull can be seen more […]
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Anamorphosis
           		15 October 2012 0 Comments           	
				
				
					
					
						
					James Hopkins created this sculpture titled Kyle, Stan, Cartman & Kenny in 2006 for a private collection.  It is made from acrylic plastic and also happens to be an optical illusion.  Can you figure out why? This is actually an anamorphic sculpture that only resembles the South Park gang when viewed from one specific angle.  […]
				 					
				
			 				
		
			
			                
            
           	
           		Stereo
           		12 October 2012 1 Comment           	
				
				
					
					
						
					Some of my favorite stereograms incorporate realistic photographic elements with a hidden image component.  Stereogram master Gene Levine has perfected this technique by injecting stereograms into realistic scenes.  His latest book titled Incredible 3D Eye Tricks features one hundred such “scene” stereograms created by himself and co-author Gary W. Priester.  Before you try to find […]