Ambiguous
25 January 2016 0 Comments
Is this clown on the tightrope walking upside down or right-side-up? Without the placement of the moon, you might just assume that the black space in between the buildings is the ground. But since the moon is there, it almost feels as though you are on the ground looking up toward the tops of the […]
Trompe L'oeil
2 November 2015 0 Comments
I came across this trompe l’oeil building painting while I was searching around for new illusions a couple of weeks ago. The mural gives the illusion that a very large ship is passing between two skinny buildings right in the middle of town. It is very well done and you can tell that it took […]
Anamorphosis
10 September 2015 0 Comments
Felice Varini creates large-scale anamorphic works in urban spaces, typically on buildings, walls, and streets. One of his latest works created this year, titled “Objectif gare”, is a series of non-concentric blue circles that can only been seen properly from one specific vantage point. It was created in the city of Lausanne, located in the […]
Anamorphosis,Forced Perspective
18 June 2015 0 Comments
Tracy Lee Stum created this 3D street painting for the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival in early March 2015. Seen below, Tracy can be seen climbing up the the side of a skyscraper. She better keep a good grip on the side of that building, because it certainly looks like a pretty long drop if […]
Video
8 June 2015 0 Comments
In a recent video advertisement for the new ŠKODA Fabia, you are asked to observe the scene and see how much attention the new vehicle receives. Will a crowd of people gather around the new automobile to admire it? Will other drivers slam on the brakes to get a closer look at some of its […]
Ambiguous
9 March 2015 3 Comments
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)
Ambiguous
12 January 2015 0 Comments
This painting by Rob Gonsalves, completed in October 2014, features a dramatic transformation. Looking at the painting from the bottom, a man is standing in a wooded area by a campfire, but as he looks up into the clear night sky, the trees morph into skyscrapers. (via Huckleberry Fine Art)