In honor of Memorial Day today, I thought I would post an optical illusion related to the armed forces. This poster was released by the Navy SEALs for a promotional campaign. The bottom of the poster asks “do you have what it takes?” Unless you have been trained to spot camouflaged troops, you will likely […]
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)
Art Directors Anaïs Boileau and Samuel Volk oversaw the production of this recent advertisement for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called Botanimal. The copy that accompanies the ad (which can be seen in the lower right corner, but is much too small to read here) is as follows: “Donate to save a tree and save […]
The mossy leaf-tailed gecko, found in Madagascar, hides from predators by blending in seamlessly with its surroundings. They are nocturnal, so during the day they hide in plain sight but are still extremely difficult to locate. Can you spot the gecko below? (via Wikimedia Commons)
Self-taught artist Humberto Machado enjoys working with many types of mediums but finds creating ambiguous drawings to be the most fun and the biggest challenge. Using negative space in this drawing, he presents both an angry (hungry?) lion and a cheerful monkey swinging from a tree branch that occupy the same space. One of my […]
Daniel Siering and Mario Shu transformed an ordinary tree in Potsdam, Germany into a deceptive work of art. Once they were finished, it appeared as though a section of the tree had been removed and the top portion was left hovering in mid air. The video below provides a playful look at the finished product […]
A deer stands alone in a snow-covered forest. But is it truly alone? This is the second most popular print that Florida artist Donald “Rusty” Rust sells. His most popular print is the Hidden Tiger Illusion which can be found in our archives. Over the course of his career, Rust has created more than 15,000 […]
