Kokichi Sugihara from Meiji University in Japan created this video of an ambiguous garage roof which completely changes in appearance when its reflection is viewed in a mirror. Viewed one way, the roof appears to be round while it seems to be corrugated when viewed from the opposite angle. The actual shape is neither round […]
Today’s optical illusion is another wonderful painting from Mexican artist Octavio Ocampo. His surreal and metamorphic paintings often can be interpreted in multiple ways. What do you see first when you look at the image below? Do you see some flowers and a butterfly or the face of a beautiful woman? I always see the […]
When Jim Warren was in high school, he began painting and selling artwork. Since that time, he has become a “Living Legend of the Art World”. In 1981, he painted the cover of the Grammy Award winning cover for Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind”. Regarding this limited edition print titled “After the Storm”, Jim Warren […]
Take a quick look at this cat on a stairway. Do you think that the cat is climbing up the stairs and heading down the stairs? Depending on how you look at it, you can probably perceive either to be true. Maybe there are some clues on the photograph that could help you draw your […]
I remember seeing this image floating around the Internet a while back and recently stumbled across it again. It is a really well illustrated ambiguous drawing. Do you see Wolverine from the X-Men or two Batmen (would that be the plural of Batman?) staring at one another in front of a yellow background? If anyone […]
This design by Malo and the Whale was submitted to Threadless as a potential candidate for a t-shirt design. The reflection of the trees, moon, and buildings in the adjacent lake create a very interesting scene. Do you notice unique about it? (via Threadless)
This animation of an impossible ribbon was created by Erwin Bonsma. Depending on how you look at it, this ribbon can be perceived as rotating in two different ways. He credits the original idea to M.C. Escher’s print titled “Cube with Magic Ribbons” which happens to be the first drawing by Escher to feature a […]
