Lernert & Sander are a Dutch design studio based in Amsterdam. Their work touches on many creative practises from experimental filmmaking through to fashion editorials. The pair have been collaborating together since 2007 and have built up an enviable client list in the worlds of advertising, photography and fashion. A witty sense of humour sits comfortably […]
Category: Illusion
5 Fascinating Architectural Illusions Located in Europe
There are many ways in which illusions or optical tricks can be incorporated into architecture. It can be in the very contours of the framework itself, or it can involve art or graffiti being added at a later stage. This article seeks to address illusions at the core of architecture: those buildings which at their […]
Jairo Alvarez and his Photographic Illusions
Jairo Alvarez is a fine art photographer from Argentina. His work is a spellbinding mix of whimsical fantasy and clever illusions. He finds new visual metaphors for all sorts of human themes. Some of his best ones include the spirit lifted by a few choice yellow balloons and a man blurring into the colours of […]
Eyes Wide Open: Optical Illusions by Laurie Simmons
She may now be more famous as Lena Dunham’s mother, but the New York artist Laurie Simmons has been making engaging and intellectually provoking art for decades. Her latest project “How We See” is currently on show at the Jewish Museum. It is turning people’s heads thanks to its visually stimulating imagery, that features colour-coded portraits of […]
Giant Octopus: Anamorphic Graffiti by Truly Design
At the SAMO space for contemporary art in Italy, the inventive art collective Truly Design have transformed a simple concrete hanger into a B-Movie set, as a giant jungle green coloured octopus spreads it eight tentacles over pillars and the ceiling. They use the space provided to them in ingenious ways, as the dips and […]
5 Amazing Op Artists
Known throughout the world by its shorthand form, Op Art, Optical Art is an art movement which has its roots in older art periods during the 20th century, including Cubism and Dada. It flourished in the 1960s with wonderful artists like Bridget Riley and Jesús Rafael Soto who put their own unique stamp on the practise. They […]
The Illusion of Pattern by Romina Ressia
Romina Ressa is a talented photographer from Argentina who has had her work exhibited internationally. Her style blends seamlessly classical and modern themes, exploring the ways in which people are changed and altered by shifts in society. She does this through her visually captivating photographs full of beautiful and thought-provoking imagery. Images © Romina Ressia […]
Stunning Interior Illusions by Peter Kogler
Visual artist Peter Kogler has covered the walls and floors of some of the most prestigious galleries and museums around the world in his spellbinding illusions. The eyes are sucked into his creations like a vortex, drawn further and further in to find the beating heart of the art piece. Images © Peter Kogler Via […]
Optical Illusions: Find the Hidden Animals in the Rainforest
Anaïs Boileau is a French illustrator and art director based in Paris. Her WWF/Botanimal project published on these pages, a collaboration with Samuel Volk, is a testament to her vision and skill. All the creatures of the rainforest are seamlessly submerged into the trees and forest floor, which makes up this delicate ecosystem. These are […]
Hypnotic Visual Effects by Alex Trochut
Designer, illustrator and letterer Alex Trochut has just released this wonderful collaboration with Foot Locker. It is a series of visually engaging optical tricks that keep things beautifully simple: different styles of shoes, which are stocked by the brand, are covered in black and white lines so as to blend in to the background and to […]