Turning Wheel Optical Illusion

Animation 17 March 2014 0 Comments

Spinning Wheel Optical Illusion

Which way is this wheel on this old postcard turning?  Are you sure?  Stare at it for a little while and you might find that the direction the wheel is rotating in will change. If you stare up at a ceiling fan while it is spinning, you can replicate this strange effect. (via foto-jennic.com)

The Impossible Paintings of Sandro Del-Prete

Impossible 21 June 2013 0 Comments

Sandro Del-Prete - The Warped Chessboard

Swiss artist Sandro Del-Prete is a master at painting beautifully-impossible scenes.  As a young man, he attended the Florence Academy of Art.  While in Florence, he began to discover and appreciate the works of Old Masters such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt.  Today, his works have been featured in exhibitions in Switzerland, Japan, and […]