Showing posts with label Illusions and Tricks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illusions and Tricks. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

Tilt-Shift Photography Makes Lego Brick Rooms Look Like Full-Size Gallery Space

Sao Paolo, Brazil-based photographer Valentino Fialdini has built surreal rooms entirely out of LEGO. His latest collection carries photographs of these empty architectural spaces with colorful and all-white LEGO walls, floors and corridors. With some clever lighting and camera tricks too, Fialdini has captured these tiny spaces as vast and spacious.















Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Hauntingly Deceptive Skull Portraits by Tom French

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.












Via: Thisiscolossal

Friday, December 16, 2011

3D Street Art Illusions by Eduardo Relero

The 3D street artist Eduardo Relero from Argentina has created optical illusions around the globe. There's a certain life-like quality to the visuals he produces, because of their three-dimensional appearance, yet he maintains an illustrative aesthetic.

The unusual illusions are even more interesting as real people and animals interact with them, breathing life into the pieces. The balance between surreal imagery and realism that Rolero has attained is really noteworthy.




































Source: mymodernmet

Friday, December 9, 2011

Aqueous Fluoreau: Paint Dropped In Water by Mark Mawson

British photographer Mark Mawson drops paint into water and photographs the beautiful results for his Aqueous photo series entitled Aqueous Fluoreau. The images are stunning not only for their vibrant colors but their almost sculptural appearance.




























Source: behance

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Anamorphic Medusa

Medusa is a horrific creature from Greek mythology. The story goes that if you look into her eyes you’ll be turned into stone. This challenging anamorphosis was created by two members (Ninja1 and Mach505) from the Italian visual communication studio Truly Design. It is located in an abandoned factory in Turin, which also hosted the Sub Urb Art. This anamorphic street art version of her can be seen only from a certain viewpoint.