The Cover Up by Erik Johansson

Miscellaneous 26 February 2015 0 Comments

The Cover Up by Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson is an expert at using Adobe Photoshop to take real photographs and turn them into something magical.  The man on the ladder in the photograph below appears to not like the dark and dismal view of the landscape in the background.  So what does he do?  Well… instead of complaining about it, he […]

Edgar Mueller Duality

Anamorphosis,Video 8 December 2014 0 Comments

Edgar Mueller Duality

Edgar Mueller painted this extraordinary piece of street art in Moscow in 2010.  It is part of a series of paintings called “Unconditional Love”.  Speaking about this project, Mueller notes that: Some years ago I was in Moscow for a purely commercially-based project, now I was looking forward to having the option of creating a […]

Girls in White

Ambiguous,Hidden Objects 28 August 2014 0 Comments

Girls in White

In this painting by Ukrainian artist Oleg Shupliak, two girls in white can be seen walking around outside in a field.  The girls are each wearing sun hats and carrying umbrellas.  Can you find something else hiding in this painting?

Camouflaged For Survival

Natural 3 April 2014 0 Comments

Camouflaged For Survival

The mossy leaf-tailed gecko, found in Madagascar, hides from predators by blending in seamlessly with its surroundings.  They are nocturnal, so during the day they hide in plain sight but are still extremely difficult to locate.  Can you spot the gecko below? (via Wikimedia Commons)

Transparency by Laura Williams

Miscellaneous 3 March 2014 0 Comments

Transparency by Laura Williams

18-year-old photograph Laura Williams used a mirror that she found as a prop to make it appear that the upper portion of her body had completely disappeared.  It almost looks as if the portion inside the mirror was edited using Photoshop, but I do not believe that to be the case. Speaking about her photography, […]

Cell Phone Towers Disguised as Trees

Miscellaneous 14 November 2013 1 Comment

Cell Phone Tower Disguised as Tree

These days, it seems like everyone has a mobile phone.  The companies that provide coverage, like Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, all talk about their nationwide coverage and the reliability of their networks.  In order to get reliable coverage, they must erect cell phone towers all over the country.  If you have seen a cell phone […]

Brainy Tree Illusion by Igor Morski

Hidden Objects 11 July 2013 1 Comment

Brainy Tree Illusion by Igor Morski

Igor Morski is an illustrator and artist from Poland.  I only became aware of him a few days ago when I came across some of his deceptive illustrations.  The tropical scene below shows a bird perched on the branch of a tree near the water, presumably the ocean.  The odd looking foliage on the tree […]