István Orosz is a Hungarian painter and graphics designer, among other things.  His work is on par with (or better than) any other artist designing illusion-themed art alive today.  In the example below, titled Corner House, Orosz presents two windows that appear to be on opposite sides of a building.  At the same time, they […]

Oscar Reutersvärd, born in Sweden in 1915, is often referred to as “the father of the impossible figure”.  He earned this title by being the first artist to explore impossible figures.  Over his lifetime, he literally drew thousands of impossible figures.  Today, artists are still learning from his works, creating derivatives of his creations and […]

Psychologist Roger Shepard, a professor at both Harvard and Stanford, published a book called Mind Sights in 1990.  This book has been  described as “…both stimulating to the eye and provocative to the mind.”  It also happens to feature one of the most famous and classic optical illusions of all time.  While most people know […]