Female dancers in white gowns appear to seamlessly emerge from the crashing water of a moonlit waterfall. Much like many of Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves‘ paintings, this image almost has a dream-like feeling to it. To order prints of Rob Gonsalves’ work, please visit Huckleberry Fine Art.
The two images below present one two-headed arrow that looks to be orange in color and another that appears to be red. In reality, the two are exactly the same color (red). The only difference between the two is the color of the border that surrounds the red squares. The light yellow border used in […]
The Ouchi illusion is named after Japanese artist Hajime Ouchi. The central disk with vertical black and white bars appears to float above the background with the horizontal black and white bars. This version of the Ouchi illusion was drawn by Japanese profressor Akiyoshi Kitaoka for Visiome in 2005.
The left and right side of this ambigram designed by Punya Mishra are mirror images of each other. While the design itself is very simple, it is a remarkable example of a mirror ambigram. When asked about the design, Punya Mishra offered the following: “I like the manner in which the same shape is read […]
Look at the black dot in the center of this image and move your head closer to your screen and then back again. Do the outer circles appear to be moving? This illusion, known as the Pinna illusion, was the first visual illusion to show a rotating motion effect. It was discovered by Dr. Baingio […]
Brusspup had to drain his pool and used the opportunity to create a new anamorphic illusion. When standing in a specific spot, a blue #2 pool ball can be seen in the pool. From all other angles, the ball is distorted. Additional footage related to the creation of this optical illusion can be viewed by […]
In the late 19th century, Quaker Oats released a pamphlet with an optical illusion on the cover. The paper that the Quaker Man is holding below reads , “How many packages can you count?” Do you see six or seven packages of Quaker White Oats? Both answers are correct depending on how you look at […]
