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Impossible Pergola by István Orosz

Impossible 27 May 2013 0 Comments

Impossible Pergola by István Orosz

There is something peculiar about the construction of this pergola created by István Orosz.  Can you figure out what it is?

Hexagon Dream by Flying Mouse

Impossible 20 May 2013 0 Comments

Hexagon Dream by Flying Mouse

This grouping of impossibly-connected hexagons was created by tee shirt designer Flying Mouse (aka Chow Hon Lam).  This design was originally submitted for a tee shirt design on the Threadless community in 2007.  Flying Mouse’s tees have proven to be tremendously popular and have won many prestigious awards. Nearly 100,000 people have purchased a tee [...]

Impossible Kite by Jos de Mey

Impossible 12 April 2013 0 Comments

Impossible Kite by Jos de Mey

Most of Jos de Mey’s paintings feature scenes with some impossible element to them.  His painting below titled “UFO Over Flanders Country” shows an aerial view of what can only be described as an impossible kite.  The fact that this oddly-shaped kite actually got off the ground seems to be a bit impossible too.  Maybe [...]

Impossible Bottles

Impossible 25 March 2013 0 Comments

Impossible Bottles

An impossible bottle is one that has an object (or objects) inside of it that is physically larger than the neck of the bottle.  The bottles are undamaged with everything inside of the bottle being inserted through the neck.  When viewing an impossible bottle, the only real question that you will find yourself asking is, [...]

The Farmer Legs Optical Illusion

Impossible 13 March 2013 0 Comments

The Farmer Legs Optical Illusion

How many legs can you count on the three rabbits below?  Does it seem like they aren’t lining up quite right?  Malaysian tee shirt designer Flying Mouse (aka Chow Hon Lam) no doubt drew inspiration from Roger Shepard’s impossible elephant (or L’egs-istential Quandary) when creating this design. To view more tee shirt designs or buy [...]

Up-Down by David Macdonald

Impossible 8 February 2013 0 Comments

Up-Down by David Macdonald

Artisan David Macdonald created the following photo montage using pictures taken of the courtyard of his loft in Brussels, Belgium.  The entire scene is a little uneasy because it is hard to get a proper sense of direction.  The windows do not seem to line up properly.  Are you looking up at this scene or [...]

The Other Side of the Mirror by David Macdonald

Ambiguous,Impossible 17 December 2012 0 Comments

The Other Side of the Mirror by David Macdonald

Two young women ascend a set of stairs and cross paths.  Are they each looking in a mirror simultaneously? The artist, David Macdonald, notes that: This illusion was made over a period of about a month: including preliminary pencil sketches and planning, drawing the initial construction, taking about 130 photographs from which the final few were [...]