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Green or White Arrows?

Ambiguous 28 August 2017 0 Comments

Green or White Arrows?

What is the first thing you see when you look at this image?  Do you see four white arrows pointing outward or four green arrows pointing inward?  Can you see all eight arrows?  Try to flip-flop back and forth between the two different variations of this ambiguous green and white image. (via Bob Ausbourne)

Weaving of a Spring Dream by Rob Gonsalves

Ambiguous 8 August 2017 0 Comments

Weaving of a Spring Dream by Rob Gonsalves

At the top of this painting created by Rob Gonsalves, a lady is napping on a couch under a blanket while enjoying the warm heat being thrown off by the nearby fireplace.  If you look at the bottom of painting, it appears to be a scene from a park with trees, paths, bushes, and a […]

World For All Advertising Campaign

Ambiguous 30 May 2017 0 Comments

World For All Advertising Campaign

I originally saw this series of images on the homepage of  Optical Spy while searching for new optical illusions to post on this blog.  I wasn’t sure if this was something that they created internally, or if they were something that they had found elsewhere on the Internet.  It looked like a series of professionally-shot […]

Good and Evil by John Langdon

Ambiguous 26 April 2017 0 Comments

Good and Evil by John Langdon

This oil painting, created by John Langdon more than a decade ago in 2006, features two different interpretations.  At first glance, this is a painting of a man’s face with very big ears.  If you look closely, you may also see two different words incorporated into this ambiguous painting.  The man’s ears and eyes can […]

Share and Share Alike

Ambiguous 21 April 2017 0 Comments

Share and Share Alike

This conceptual illustration from Tang Yau Hoong was created for Economia, a magazine that covers essential issues, news and analysis relevant to the topics of business, finance and accountancy.  While the topic of the magazine may sound a bit dry, at least they hired Tang to spice things up a bit with this ambiguous illustration.  […]

Shiny Legs Optical Illusion

Ambiguous 7 February 2017 0 Comments

Shiny Legs Optical Illusion

Take a good look at the the legs in this photograph. Do they appear to be shiny to you, as if they are wet or have oil rubbed on them?  Would you believe that they are not oily at all?  Instead, they are just a normal pair of dry legs with streaks and spots of […]

Expecting Winter by Erik Johansson

Ambiguous 12 January 2017 0 Comments

Expecting Winter by Erik Johansson

Swedish surreal photographer Erik Johansson created this photo-manipulation that depicts a scene where seasons meet.  The woman in the foreground is using a giant needle to sew white sheets together.  Behind her, the sheets that she has already sewn appear to be snow-covered ground. Regarding Erik Johansson’s creative process, he notes that: It always starts […]