This oil painting, created by John Langdon more than a decade ago in 2006, features two different interpretations.  At first glance, this is a painting of a man’s face with very big ears.  If you look closely, you may also see two different words incorporated into this ambiguous painting.  The man’s ears and eyes can […]

John Langdon just e-mailed me a new brand new ambigram that he created for a project that he is currently working on.  The ambigram features the word “Wonderland” and reads exactly the same if you flip the image upside down.  I particularly like the way that the W forms the N & D when inverted. […]

Kelly Ripa has been in the news quite a bit lately.  It appears that there is a lot of drama between her and her former Live! With Kelly and Michael co-host Michael Strahan.  In what he called a “career move”, he abruptly quit the show (without telling her, which is why she is angry) and […]

John Langdon painted this figure-ground ambigram, which he titled Us, way back in 1996.  What is the first thing that you see when you look at this painting?  Do you see the words Me or You?  It’s impossible to see both at once since the word You occupies the negative space inside the word Me.  […]

John Langdon designed this ambigram titled Philosphy, Art, & Science in 2009 as a personal project.  When rotated 180 degrees, the text reads exactly the same. Here is the rotated version of this design. To see more of John’s designs, have a look at his True/False ambigram and Love figured/ground design. (via John Langdon)

Today is the official release date for a new 224-page hardcover volume of optical illusion art titled The Art of Deception:  Illusions to Challenge the Eye and the Mind.  This book, from Brad Honeycutt, features a foreword by John Langdon and an epilogue by Scott Kim.  It is a companion volume to The Art of […]

What is the first word that you see in this figure/ground painting from John Langdon?  Do you see the question or the answer?  Can you find both? To see a similar painting from John Langdon, revisit his painting titled Love. (via John Langdon)