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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Optical Illusions Extravaganza


"QUANTUM SHOT" #15


Let's start with a well-known illusion, which does not fail to amaze me every time I look:
Believe it or not, square A and B are actually the same color!



A lot of people find it hard to believe, but if you open the picture in Photoshop and measure the color values, you will see that it's true...


(image credit: Rebas)

The next one is rather less known, and also very weird:
Click here to see this illusion...

Fake 3D Perspectives

Mirror Illusions: This drawing seems to be a (more or less) normal depiction of a shipwreck on an island, but if you put a cylindrical mirror in a certain place, you'll see Jules Verne portrait... (more of these here)




Impossible 3D Sculptures

These are specially designed shapes, which morph into an impossible structure when seen at a particular viewing angle (Courtesy Impossible World)






Pavement and other urban art

Such 3D illusions are fast becoming the feature of an urban landscape; the following are only a few examples: (courtesy J. Beever)

Anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint.














(images credit: J. Beever)






Sometimes it gets even scarier, as this "floorless" elevator testifies. Of course, it 's also a trick painting on the floor...





or you can see such confusing stuff on a highway:





It's not what it seems...

It's easy to see why these paintings are quite unique. (Guido Daniele is the artist who makes these, and more)








(images credit: Guido Daniele)

And finally, these are not illusions, but mind-bending "reality" nevertheless :)






(original unknown)


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9 Comments:

Blogger Cuppojoe said...

A couple of years ago, my father bought me a puzzle of one of those cylindrical mirror pictures. I haven't had the guts to even try it yet!

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Blogger omninaïf said...

Wow Avi, those are some really trippy artworks! Thanks for sharing, and providing the links.

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Blogger Avi Abrams said...

thanks omninaif... there are more out there, will do as a series. Most amazing is how people MAKE that stuff.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where did those last two pictures of the octopus and crab come from? I'd love a desktop-sized copy

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Blogger Tom said...

Those trucks are of a photoshop contest, they're not real. You can also tell by the fact that it's the same picture for both trucks.

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Anonymous amanda said...

that picture of the octopus is just Grosssss !!! ewwwww !!! i would be getting out of that place PRetty darn fast !!!!

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Anonymous darin said...

are you sure that A and B are the same colour I see they have different color!

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would think that since we see & perceive A & B as differnt colors then logically they are different colors. If you open the picture in Photoshop and measure the color values the later may be true but i still think that certainly in this case seeing is believing. Thats just my personal opinion & observation.

Btw, Excellent Web-Site & Thank You for posting all this wonderful stuff...

X

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Blogger sebastian_collection said...

a and b are of same color....its just light on dark in a and dark on light in b....this perceives our eyes...else they are truly same color

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