From Escher’s famous and elaborate “Waterfall” to Shigeo Fukuda’s “Mary Poppins,” where a heap of bottles, glasses, shakers, and openers somehow turn into the image of a Belle Epoque woman when the spotlight hits them, these works of genius will provide endless enjoyment and food for thought. Others, such as Jos De Mey’s sly “Ceci n’est pas un Magritte,” create visual puns on earlier work. Some, including Sandro del Prete’s charming “Window Gazing,” construct illusionary worlds where normal conceptions of up, down, forward, and back simply have no meaning anymore. Of course, first and foremost, every piece is beautiful on the surface, but each one offers us so much more. They compel us to look once, twice, and over and over again, as we try to figure out exactly how the delightful trickery manages to fool our perceptions so completely. These dazzling and often playful artistic creations manipulate perspective so cleverly that they simply outwit our brains: we can’t just take a quick glance and turn away. A mosaic portrait of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau made from seashells.
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Butterflies that transform right before your eyes into two warriors with their horses. Film production is a highly creative and collaborative industry, full of multi-skilled artists and craftsmen. Rings of seahorses that seem to rotate on the page. Discover eye-popping visual deceptions and learn about the scientific principles that fool our brains. Hofstadter make this 320-page, breathtaking collection the definitive book of optical illusions. Beautifully reproduced, the images featured in the book includes centuries-old work such as the scenery at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Italy, and the ceiling frescos at the Wrzburg Residence in Germany, that showcase processes such as trompe l'oeil and anamorphosis.
This is a must-have for those who already love optical illusions and those just discovering the wonders of the art.About Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali, and the Artists of Optical Illusion,Īstonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo amazing visual trickery and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas R. There's "Zipper Beach" with gulls zipping over the sands, "Table Top Towers" where a tower of blocks seems to meld into a city skyline, a librarian whose body is literally composed of books, and so many more astounding pieces. This spellbinding book explores the history of illusion in art, revealing the mysterious techniques that continue to fascinate us. There are famous paintings, dazzling photographs, and amazing computer-enhanced eye treats that will make you look and look again. For centuries, artists have been playing magical tricks on the human eye.
Escher, THE ART OF THE ILLUSION covers the visual spectrum, from the most classic optical illusions to complex graphic and painterly designs that transform the impossible into believable. From Rafal Olbinski, Rob Gonsalves, and Octavio Ocampo to David Macdonald, Gene Levine, and M. Compiled by visual graphics expert Brad Honeycutt and puzzle master Terry Stickels-and featuring a foreword by renowned puzzle creator, computer game designer, and artist Scott Kim-this collection showcases over two hundred of the finest images from around the world.
While even the simplest illusions please, this stunning volume goes far beyond the usual collection. Viewers try to perceive the visual shifts in a two-dimensional picture, but can't understand how a single still image can be so animated and rich. Optical illusions intrigue the mind and delight the eye.
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