Tag Archives: optical illusion

The Flawed Symmetry of Prediction: A Time-Lapse of Optical Illusions in the American West

The Flawed Symmetry of Prediction: A Time Lapse of Optical Illusions in the American West video art timelapse optical illusion

Flawed Symmetry of Prediction is an outstanding short film by filmmaker Jeff Frost that defies categorization as it ventures into time lapse, street art, and even optical illusion. Via email Jeff tells me:

I roam the deserts of California and Utah looking for abandoned structures. When I find a room that I like, I paint large scale optical illusions on the inside of it. I record this process with time lapse photography. It took me over half a year and more than 40,000 high resolution still images to produce this film on my Canon 60D. Aside from painting supplies, the only other equipment I used was a borrowed tripod, and some pretty unconventional lighting. As post production goes, no graphics or CGI was used whatsoever.

The visuals are absolutely brilliant and the sound design is top notch as well. (via laughing squid)

3D Illusion Drawings by Ramon Bruin

3D Illusion Drawings by Ramon Bruin optical illusion drawing 3d

Freelance artist Ramon Bruin has been working on some fun 3D illusion drawings, here are three of my favorites. You can see a bit more of his work over on Facebook, and if you liked this also check out the work of Nagai Hideyuki. (via my darkened eyes)

By Christopher on October 17, 2012 • 3d drawing optical illusion

Black & White in Color: Visual Trickery from Eran Amir

Black & White in Color: Visual Trickery from Eran Amir optical illusion color

I’ll let this fun video from filmmaker Eran Amir speak for itself, suffice to say the entire thing was shot as you see here without any color correction, and here’s a making of to show how he did it. Amir previously shot a music video using 1,500 photographs held by 500 people around Israel.

By Christopher on October 9, 2012 • color optical illusion

Point of View

I absolutely love the perspective in this pair of images by German photographer Christopher Hassler shot in a tunnel using a fisheye lens. See more of his work over on Facebook.

By Christopher on July 22, 2012 • architecture Germany optical illusion

3D Illusion Sketchbook Drawings by Nagai Hideyuki

3D Illusion Sketchbook Drawings by Nagai Hideyuki optical illusion illustration drawing 3d

Playing with light, shadow, and perspective, Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki creates these stylized optical illusions using the entire spread of his sketchbooks. Once propped against a wall and viewed from the perfect angle his illustrations seem to leap off the page creating a visual effect similar to an MC Escher drawing. See many more examples on his website, Facebook, and deviantART. (via visual news)

By Christopher on June 26, 2012 • 3d drawing illustration optical illusion

New Optical Illusion Skull Portraits by Tom French

New Optical Illusion Skull Portraits by Tom French painting optical illusion anatomy

Painter Tom French just posted a number of new paintings in preparation for his upcoming exhibition titled Don’t Look Back at Zero Cool Gallery in London later this month. French’s acrylic works often depict couples in seemingly amorous relationships that create the optical illusion of a skull, pieces that walk the line between beautiful and unsettling. Just squint or take a few steps back from your monitor for maximum effect. You can see much more of his work on Flickr, and prints are available at Zero Cool.

By Christopher on April 16, 2012 • anatomy optical illusion painting

A Caterpillar of Feathers

A Caterpillar of Feathers optical illusion nature birds

Here’s a fantastic optical illusion courtesy of mother nature. What looks like a vibrantly colored caterpillar perched on a tree limb is actually photographer José Luis Rodríguez’s chance encounter with nine extra cozy European Bee-eaters. The photographer named the image Oruga de Plumas, which translates roughly to “Caterpillar of Feathers”. (via neatorama)

By Christopher on March 30, 2012 • birds nature optical illusion

A Mirrored Music Video for Yuksek

A Mirrored Music Video for Yuksek optical illusion mirrors

I’m digging the wacky mirrored approach used in this new video for French musician Yuksek produced by the clever team over at SoLab and directed by Romain Segaud. The creation of typography and faces using reflections was inspired, and I also love that the making of video is the exact same shots revealing the missing off-stage production. (via fubiz)