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Massive Optical Illusion Made of Recycled Objects

April 11th, 2013 by Ieva | No Comments | Filed in Design

You may think you’re looking at a bizarre painting, but look closer, and you’ll realize that it’s actually an anamorphic 3D sculpture. The massive portrait of Malian actor Sotigui Kouyaté is the latest work of French artist Bernard Pras. It was created entirely out of recycled materials such as clothes and rags, wood, glass lanterns, dishes, rubber and other trash Bernard would gather from the installation site.

The way it generally applies to anamorphic art, Bernard’s work can only be seen from a certain angle. If you look at the installation from any other point of view, a pile of trash is all you will see. Bernard’s camera, however, finds just the perfect spot to capture the sculpture in a way that makes it look like a 2D painting. Check out the video below to see how it was made.

Website: bernardpras.fr, (via)

Massive Optical Illusion Made of Recycled Objects originally appeared on Bored Panda on April 11, 2013.

Tags: 3d, anamorphic art, anamorphic illusions, anamorphism, Art, Bernard Pras, boredpanda, illusions, installation, Latest Posts, optical illusion, optical illusions, recycled art, Sotigui Kouyaté

Water Running Through a 24hz Sine Wave

March 13th, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

We already wrote about Brusspup and his crazy anamorphic illusions – and now he’s back with new tricks! This time he attempts to bend water using an audio speaker set to produce a 24hz sine waves. His first video, testing the principle, made it look as the water was going upwards, but now Brusspup has taken it up a notch and actually makes the water flow in shapes and patterns!

Unfortunately, the trick is that you can only see it through a 24 fps camera. The installation consists of a water hose that’s attached to a speaker with 1 or 2 inches hanging down, so that when the speaker produces sound, it vibrates the hose as well. An audio cable is attached from the computer to the speaker and the sound software is adjusted to 24 hz. When Brusspup turns on the music and the water, the result he sees through his camera is water running down in the shape of stairs and spirals. You can get different results if you set the frequency to 23 or 25hz as well!

Website: youtube, facebook | via: neatorama

Water Running Through a 24hz Sine Wave originally appeared on Bored Panda on March 13, 2013.

Tags: 24hz, boredpanda, Brusspup, experiment, illusion, Latest Posts, optical illusion, Science, sound waves, soundwave, water, water drops

Creepy Lip Makeup by Sandra Holmbom

February 25th, 2013 by Ieva | No Comments | Filed in Design

Swedish makeup enthusiast Sandra Holmbom admits that her latest eye-lip make-up isn’t pretty, but for some reason it’s hard to take your eyes away from it. It leaves you confused and unsure whether it’s an eye or lips you’re looking at.

“It was a long time since I did something with my lips. Wanted to do something weird, yes, I can say that it is weird. But pretty, it’s not, but I had fun anyway,” says 26-year-old artist, who also goes by the pseudonym psychosandra.

If you still haven’t guessed, she painted the super realistic eye on her own lips! To make it look more confusing at a first glance, Sandra even attached fake eyelashes on the upper lip.

Wonder what she comes up with for Halloween season..?

Website: psychosandra.blogg.se [NSFW]

Creepy Lip Makeup by Sandra Holmbom originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 25, 2013.

Tags: Art, body art, boredpanda, creepy, halloween, Halloween makeup, Latest Posts, lip art, lip makeup, lip paintings, lips, lipstick art, makeup art, optical illusion, optical illusions, psychosandra, Sandra Holmbom

Incredible Anamorphic Sculptures by Jonty Hurwitz

January 22nd, 2013 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

London-based artist Jonty Hurwitz creates amazing anamorphic sculptures that can only be seen in their own reflections. In fact, without the mirror cylinder, most of his pieces would look like rubbish.

To create these sculptures, Jonty first scans a three-dimensional object, then uses computational software to come up with new physical forms.

“Finding that line between art and science is the underlying motivator in my art life,” says Jonty. “At heart I’m an artist scientist archetype that loves projects and people. Each of the art works and ventures on this site represent a part of what I am.”

If you’re in London, don’t miss a chance to see Jonty’s work exhibited at the Kinetica Art Fair, February 28th through March 3rd.

Website: jontyhurwitz.com

Incredible Anamorphic Sculptures by Jonty Hurwitz originally appeared on Bored Panda on January 22, 2013.

Tags: anamorphic, anamorphic sculptures, anamorphism, Art, boredpanda, cylinder, illusion, Jonty Hurwitz, Latest Posts, optical illusion, optical illusions, reflection, Sculpting, sculpture

40 More Cool Optical Illusions in Photos

January 8th, 2013 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

Seeing how much you liked our first selection of optical illusions, we figured it was high time to show you more. We’ve spent a lot of time looking for more incredible examples of illusions in photos, and we must say it was much harder this time.

As we’ve talked before, optical illusions are created by our minds which always try to find the easiest way to look at things. At a first glance, we try to relate the image with the most basic and close interpretation of it, and only after a few seconds do we realize that separate details of the image don’t even make sense.

Forced perspective is another common technique: it manipulates our visual perception by making the object look larger, smaller, closer or further away than it actually is. Check out this second selection of incredible and funny optical illusions and see for yourself!

Image credits: Shannon West

Image credits: Oleksandr Hnatenko

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Image credits: expresosuroriente

Image credits: Mr. Moog.

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Image credits: Waleed Almotar

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Tags: boredpanda, forced perspective, funny, funny pictures, Latest Posts, optical illusion, optical illusions, perfectly timed, perfectly timed photos, photography

40 Incredible Examples of Optical Illusions in Photos

November 22nd, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Some find them frustrating, while others just can’t get enough – optical illusions is something that will always leave you perplexed and questioning your eyesight. We all know the classic young girl turning into an old lady portrait, or sets of geometric figures that turn out to be of a different size than it appeared. Optical illusions are images that differ from the objective reality. But how do they work?

Basically, it’s our minds trying to find the easiest way to look at things. At a first glance, we try to relate the image with the most basic and close interpretation of it, and only after a few seconds do we realize that separate details of the image don’t even make sense. This element of surprise is also what gets us in the so-called perfectly timed pictures: first we see one thing, but then it can be deconstructed into something else. Check out this list of incredible and funny optical illusions and see for yourself!

Camouflage art by Wilma Hurskainen (link)

A guy dropped a pair of Hula Hoops (potato snacks) into coffee and saw a bird of prey staring back at him. (link)

French landscape astrophotographer Laurent Laveder shows how some simple props and a bit of imagination can turn the moon into anything you like. (link)

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A work by Japanese artist Makoto Aida titled AZEMICHI (a path between rice fields). (link)

This eye is actually a draining sink accidentally captured by Redditor named Liam. (link)

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Tags: boredpanda, funny, funny pictures, Latest Posts, optical illusion, optical illusions, perfectly timed, perfectly timed photos, photography

Incredible Hand Painting Illusions by Annie Ralli

September 3rd, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Do you remember the amazing Hand Painting Art by Guido Daniele we posted two years ago? Well, don’t be deceived, this is not another collection of his work.

The hand paintings below are all painted by a talented London-based body painter Annie Ralli. Photographed by Ray Massey, these hand illusions are a part of advertising campaign for Ecclesiastical Insurance, a niche insurance company using the byline “You’re in good hands”.

“Bodypainting is a skill I perfected working with stills photographers,” says Annie, who is also a former BBC scenic artist.

“It is meticulous work, but it has to be carried out at speed, partly because the “cavas” walkas away at the end of the day and partly because paint is less stable on a living, moving base. The work is fun and the results can be beautiful.”

Website: annieralli.com

Incredible Hand Painting Illusions by Annie Ralli originally appeared on Bored Panda on September 3, 2012.

Tags: Annie Ralli, Art, body art, body painting, boredpanda, Hand Painting, hand paintings, illusion, Latest Posts, optical illusion, Ray Massey

Souvenir Optical Illusions by Michael Hughes

August 23rd, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

At first glance, it may look like the real Big Ben. But wait… what’s that hand doing in there?

Actually, it’s the hand of photographer and tourist Michael Hughes who creates cool optical illusions by placing cheap souvenirs in front of famous landmarks. Michael has discovered the technique back in 1998 when he held up a postcard he bought for his daughter on the tourist platform at the Lorelei cliffs next to the river Rhine.

“I was amazed because it just seemed to fill a massive grey hole that was in the sky and it was the exact position the photographer had taken the picture from,” said Michael to Daily Mail.

His Flickr site is now well beyond the 5 million mark, but the absolute high point was when he got an email from the producer of the Jay Leno Show. Unfortunately, “the ensuing telephone conversation was enough to persuade her that he would be utterly useless on TV, so he missed his big chance.”

Website: hughes-photography.eu | flickr

Souvenir Optical Illusions by Michael Hughes originally appeared on Bored Panda on August 23, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, illusion, Latest Posts, Michael Hughes, optical illusion, souvenir landmarks, souvenirs, travel

Incredible Food Portrait of the World’s Best Chef

August 21st, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

For the cover of the August issue of Clase Premier Magazine, Mexican studio Golpeavisa had to make a portrait of René Redzepi, the world’s best chef. Usually, these cover illustrations are digital drawings, but this time Golpeavisa decided to push their luck a little bit further, and do the illustration photographically.

The idea was to shoot a bunch of cuisine and kitchen related elements positioned in such a way that it would look like a silhouette of Redzepi’s face.

“It was a lot harder than we thought but it was a lot of fun. Yorch took charge of the lighting and photographical production while the rest of us sketched the composition and placed the elements in the shot.”

Website: blogolpeavisa.com

Incredible Food Portrait of the World’s Best Chef originally appeared on Bored Panda on August 21, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, Clase Premier Magazine, food, food art, food portrait, Golpeavisa, illusion, Latest Posts, optical illusion, optical illusions, photography, René Redzepi

Girl on a Path: Mind-Bending Optical Illusion

July 25th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

This amazing optical illusion of a girl on a path is making rounds on the Internet, and surprisingly no one has mentioned the author. Do you know who the author is?

Update: according to our facebook fan Nolwenn Chauvin, this is a work by Japanese artist Makoto Aida titled AZEMICHI (a path between rice fields). Business Week says that this acrylic painting is a parody of the best-known work of Kaii Higashiyama, a major figure in Japanese modern painting. Makoto Aida was at a loss what to do after graduating from a prestigious art college in 1991 and took nearly a year to paint this picture ^[1].

Girl on a Path: Mind-Bending Optical Illusion originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 25, 2012.