John Langdon painted this figure-ground ambigram, which he titled Us, way back in 1996. What is the first thing that you see when you look at this painting? Do you see the words Me or You? It’s impossible to see both at once since the word You occupies the negative space inside the word Me. So in reality, you can never actually see Me and You (Us) at the same time.
To see more figure-ground ambigram paintings by John Langdon, be sure to check out Question/Answer and Love.
It certainly does not appear to be true, but the two monsters shown in this illustration are identical in size. It looks like the monster in the background is significantly larger than the one in the foreground (maybe even twice the size). This was originally published in Roger Shepard’s book “Mind Sights” in 1990. In this book, Shepard asks the following question:
…do we also interpret their identical faces as expressing different emotions — such as rage on the part of the pursuer and fear on the part of the pursued?
To me, they both appear to have the same expression – fear. What do you think?
My kids have recently become obsessed with Minecraft (they play the Pocket Edition on the Amazon Kindle), especially my son. It is kind of amazing to see all the different things that he has built after spending an hour messing around with it. It seems that he has just as much fun destructing the things (using TNT) that he has created after he has built them. I guess that’s no different than building a tower with blocks and then kicking it over and starting from scratch. Today’s video is a very short tutorial on how you can build an impossible triangle in the game of Minecraft. As you will see, it’s very simple and only ends up taking about a minute to do.
I kind of like his idea at the end of building a box with a window in it so that people would only be able to see the triangle as being impossible when standing on the ground. I kind of wish he would have done that instead of just mentioning the idea.
When it comes to motion illusions, it is safe to say that no one does it better than Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka from Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. If you look at the two multi-colored rings below, which Professor Kitaoka calls “Swimming Rings”, you will notice that they both appear to rotate in a clockwise manner.
If you want to see some additional fantastic motion optical illusions from Akiyoshi Kitaoka, look no further than some of my personal favorite creations of his including the Moving Mona Lisa Face and Wavy Hair. Trust me, check these out as you will not be disappointed!
Felice Varini creates large-scale anamorphic works in urban spaces, typically on buildings, walls, and streets. One of his latest works created this year, titled “Objectif gare”, is a series of non-concentric blue circles that can only been seen properly from one specific vantage point. It was created in the city of Lausanne, located in the french-speaking part of western Switzerland.
Three additional photographs from different viewing points can be seen below.
Italian artist Guido Daniele has been painting the bodies of models for various situations including advertising, commercials, fashion events, and exhibitions since 1990. In 2000, he began painting model’s hands in a series that he calls “Handimals.” Below are three excellent examples from this series featuring a cobra, crocodile, and a dolphin.
I have always been a big fan of István Orosz’s illustrations, and today’s optical illusion is no exception. If you look at this very detailed illustration that contains two men standing among trees with bags hanging from their shoulders, you may also notice something else. Do you see it?
The hidden image is easier to notice the smaller the image is (or the further you stand away from your computer screen).
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