The Art of Optical Illusions Book

Miscellaneous 25 November 2020 0 Comments

The Art of Optical Illusions Book

With the holidays approaching, you may find yourself looking for a unique gift idea. You might want to give The Art of Optical Illusions: Deceptions to Challenge the Eye and the Mind a try. The Art of the Optical Illusions, a 224-page hardcover authored by Brad Honeycutt and Terry Stickels, looks at the several forms […]

The Art of Deception

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The Art of Deception

Today is the official release date for a new 224-page hardcover volume of optical illusion art titled The Art of Deception:  Illusions to Challenge the Eye and the Mind.  This book, from Brad Honeycutt, features a foreword by John Langdon and an epilogue by Scott Kim.  It is a companion volume to The Art of […]

The Librarian by Andre Martins de Barros

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The Librarian by Andre Martins de Barros

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 […]

Kansas City Public Library Community Bookshelf

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Community Bookshelf - Kansas City Public Library #1

The Kansas City Public Library decided to do something interesting with their parking garage.  In 2004, they transformed an otherwise unattractive parking structure into an artistic landmark in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.  Now known as the Community Bookshelf, this mural resembles 22 giant books arranged as if they were lined up on a bookshelf.  The […]

Shark Attack Ambigram

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Shark Attack Ambigram

While browsing through Nikita Prokhorov’s recent book Ambigrams Revealed for the third time, one of the featured ambigram designs really stood out to me.  This design by Mark Palmer from Red Chapter Clothing reads exactly the same when rotated 180 degrees.  Palmer notes that, “From start to finish, this Shark Attack ambigram is one of […]

Exceptional Eye Tricks

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Exceptional Eye Tricks by Brad Honeycutt

Exceptional Eye Tricks, by Brad Honeycutt, is a collection of optical illusions designed to amaze, confuse, and fool the viewer.  This book contains a variety of illusion types including composite images, trompe l’oeil, tricks of perspective, and the physically impossible.  The cover of the book features a motion illusion from Fiestoforo that appears to spin […]

The Art of the Illusion

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The Art of the Illusion

The Art of the Illusion: Deceptions to Challenge the Eye and the Mind is a new book from Brad Honeycutt and Terry Stickels featuring a foreword by renowned puzzle creator and game designer Scott Kim.  The book contains more than 200 stunningly deceptive optical illusion works of art from artists around the globe.  The cover, […]