Take a look at the drawing below. It is ambiguous. Upon first seeing it, did you notice a cat or a mouse? Do you see both of them? An optical illusion featuring a black cat seemed appropriate on Halloween. To celebrate the day, you might also want to take a look at some skull illusions.
Much like his street painting The Crevasse, Edgar Mueller’s The Waterfall features what appears to be a giant hole in the pavement revealing a dramatic scene. Edgar created this anamorphic work in July 2007 on River Street in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. This street painting, created for the Prairie Arts festival, was the biggest three-dimensional […]
Scott Kim created the original ambigram (he also calls them inversions) that is featured in this animation for a family holiday card in 1985. To create the angular letters, he cut the letter shapes out of construction paper and then traced them into his computer. The text reads the same whether it is viewed normally […]
Andre Martins de Barros started painting at the age of 15. After serving time in the military, he decided to pursue his passion full-time to devote all of his time and energy to his art. In his painting titled “Le Libraire” (or “The Librarian”) below, a collection of books is arranged in such a way […]
Have you ever looked up at the moon in the night sky only to think that it is bigger than normal? Is it possible that the moon is actually closer to the Earth on these nights? If you measure the size of the moon on any given night, it is always the same size. Our […]
There is a butterfly hiding within the flowers of the image below. In order to see it, just stare at the image until the butterfly appears. Gary Priester, one of the creative forces behind eyeTricks 3D Stereograms, created this colorful stereogram. Gary, along with fellow artist Gene Levine, can turn just about anything into a […]
This card trick from Richard Wiseman is probably best introduced with very little information. Talking too much about it before you watch it might give some hints about what to expect. After the card trick is performed, the video then goes on to show exactly how it was done. Were you paying attention? If you […]
