Midnight Walker by Chow Hon Lam

Ambiguous 25 January 2016 0 Comments

Midnight Walker by Chow Hon Lam

Is this clown on the tightrope walking upside down or right-side-up?  Without the placement of the moon, you might just assume that the black space in between the buildings is the ground.  But since the moon is there, it almost feels as though you are on the ground looking up toward the tops of the […]

Ship Between Buildings Illusion

Trompe L'oeil 2 November 2015 0 Comments

Ship Between Buildings Illusion

I came across this trompe l’oeil building painting while I was searching around for new illusions a couple of weeks ago.  The mural gives the illusion that a very large ship is passing between two skinny buildings right in the middle of town.  It is very well done and you can tell that it took […]

Anamorphic Circles by Felice Varini

Anamorphosis 10 September 2015 0 Comments

Anamorphic Circles by Felice Varini

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 […]

Abseiling the Burj Khalifa by Tracy Lee Stum

Anamorphosis,Forced Perspective 18 June 2015 0 Comments

Abseiling the Burj Khalifa by Tracy Lee Stum

Tracy Lee Stum created this 3D street painting for the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival in early March 2015.  Seen below, Tracy can be seen climbing up the the side of a skyscraper.  She better keep a good grip on the side of that building, because it certainly looks like a pretty long drop if […]

The ŠKODA Attention Test

Video 8 June 2015 0 Comments

The ŠKODA Attention Test

In a recent video advertisement for the new ŠKODA Fabia, you are asked to observe the scene and see how much attention the new vehicle receives.  Will a crowd of people gather around the new automobile to admire it?  Will other drivers slam on the brakes to get a closer look at some of its […]

Echoes From the Woods

Ambiguous 9 March 2015 3 Comments

Echoes From the Woods

This design by Malo and the Whale was submitted to Threadless as a potential candidate for a t-shirt design.  The reflection of the trees, moon, and buildings in the adjacent lake create a very interesting scene.  Do you notice unique about it? (via Threadless)

Arboreal Office by Rob Gonsalves

Ambiguous 12 January 2015 0 Comments

Arboreal Office by Rob Gonsalves

This painting by Rob Gonsalves, completed in October 2014, features a dramatic transformation.  Looking at the painting from the bottom, a man is standing in a wooded area by a campfire, but as he looks up into the clear night sky, the trees morph into skyscrapers. (via Huckleberry Fine Art)