A big part of Zachary Norman’s art focuses on his study and creation of optical illusions from stacked 3D cubes that appear to be falling over, to impossible objects that are crazily intertwined and messing with one’s mind. If you enjoy these images, also view the work of Fanette G. and Gianni Sarcone. Images © […]
Category: Illusion
Strange Mutations
Dutch artist Redmer Hoekstra lets his mind wander to the point of envisioning animals fused with daily objects and human body parts. He draws these strange concepts on paper and it is quite fascinating to see the end results, such as a crocodile nail clipper, a ballerina crab (music) box and much more. Artwork © […]
AKACORLEONE’s Perspective Illusions
For those of you who weren’t in Lisbon last month, you missed AKACORLEONE’s solo show “Find Yourself in Chaos” displayed at the Underdogs gallery. From colorful art layered on acrylic sheets to a very cool anamorphic installation in ghost green and black, his work is about the frenetic urban lifestyle with so much going on […]
My Body, My Rights
“My Body, My Rights” is a new collaboration between Amnesty International and the Japanese artist Hikaru Cho to combat sexual exploitation and harassment against women. Cho uses the human body as her canvas to paint her hyperrealist 3-D artworks. Gazing upon them it is hard to believe that they are solely the work of Cho’s […]
Through the Looking Glass…
Art and media director and photographer Luciana Urtiga from Brazil leads us through the looking glass in her bewitching black and white photography. In her portrait shots, the faces dissolve into mirrors and powerful illusions are created by simple in-camera tricks. Escape reality for a second with this spellbinding visual artist. Images © Luciana Urtiga […]
Dali’s Skull Illusion Still Inspires
Note: Contains nudity. A skull formed by seven nude women is an optical illusion by Salvador Dali, who first made a gouache painting of it titled “In Voluptas Mors” which translates to a desirable death. In 1951, he adapted the work to a live photo shoot with Latvia photographer Philippe Halsman, as shown in the […]
What Do You See on the Cylindrical Mirror?
Last year, I had featured the incredible mirror sculptures of Jonty Hurwitz. His art pieces have been a big success on the web—published in a 100 blogs and receiving over 5 million views. The artist has continued to work on new projects from 3-D prints to wax and resin art, however, what stands out is […]
Nihalani’s Urban Illusions
As a child he was fascinated with magic, so it is no wonder that New York-based artist Aakash Nihalani has made a name for himself creating illusional tape art. His work of cubes, rectangular cuboids and other geometric shapes have animated the streets of Brooklyn, Vienna and New Delhi. Nihalani’s outdoor art has one specific […]