Check out the wire sculpture in the video below.  From one angle, it appears to be a pair of giraffes standing next to one another.  As you walk around to view the sculpture from another angle, however, it transforms into a completely different animal – an elephant!  I would imagine that it is difficult enough […]

John V. Muntean, the creator of the Magic Angle Sculpture, was recently commissioned by Ogilvy & Mather to create this sculpture using more than 18,000 LEGO® bricks for display in the Singapore LEGO store.  The true magic of the model, measuring 50cm x 50cm (nearly 20 x 20 inches), can only be seen when shining a […]

Neil Dawson’s sculptures look like they could be drawings from a cartoon.  This private commission, created in 1991, resides in Taranaki, New Zealand.  It looks like a large floating orb is being held in place by a rope tethered to the ground.  In reality, the entire sculpture is made of steel. To see another remarkable […]

We featured a post last year about ambiguous metal sculptures that can be created using photographs of your own face.  The sculptures can either look like two faces looking at each other, or a vase (or candlestick if you have a look at the post referenced above).  The design is based on psychologist Edgar Rubin’s […]

In the early 20th century, psychologist Edgar Rubin developed the figure-ground vase (also known as Rubin’s vase).  This ambiguous figure can be interpreted as either a vase or two faces looking at each other.   Metal Portraits, a company based in Suwanee, Georgia, has taken the figure-ground vase concept to an entirely new level by creating […]

British artist James Hopkins creates very interesting and very original sculptures.  Perhaps you recall his anamorphic South Park Illusion or his bookshelf that resembled a skull.  In the video below, he discusses an outdoor sculpture that he created in the city of Wembley in the United Kingdom.  The sculpture sits near a busy section of […]

James Hopkins created this sculpture titled Kyle, Stan, Cartman & Kenny in 2006 for a private collection.  It is made from acrylic plastic and also happens to be an optical illusion.  Can you figure out why? This is actually an anamorphic sculpture that only resembles the South Park gang when viewed from one specific angle.  […]