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April 9, 2021

Mind-Bending Artwork Transforms From One Portrait Into Two Completely Different Paintings

Throughout art history, artists have played with optical illusions to trick the viewers' eyes with mind-bending complex compositions. Self-taught artist Sergi Cadenas takes a unique and thoroughly modern approach to this age-old tradition by creating paintings that contain dual images; they transform as you move from one side of the piece to the other.

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March 15, 2021

Poetic Sculpture Covered in a Light Layer of Frost Looks Like a Drawing Come to Life

Frost makes grass crunchy and signals that winter is on its way.

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March 8, 2021

Makeup Artist Transforms Herself Into a Canvas for 3D Art That Pops off the Skin

Many talented artists gravitate towards makeup for its power to temporarily transform the body into incredible illusions.

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February 11, 2021

Artist Transforms Herself Into Mind-Bending Optical Illusions Without Any Photoshop

Like many artists, Dain Yoon enjoys working with paint. But it’s not a canvas that she puts pigment to—it's her own body. Using an extensive palette of paints and brushes, she applies the pigment to her skin and transforms herself into amazing optical illusions. Her creations go beyond fooling the eye, and they're convincing enough to make you believe that she is now what she has painted.

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January 5, 2021

3D Model of Mind-Boggling ‘Schröder Staircase’ Wins 2020 Best Illusion of the Year Contest

Optical illusions give fascinating insight into how our brains work.

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December 31, 2020

Mind-Bending Optical Illusion Makes Static Figures Appear to Run and Jump Off Stairs

Another incredible optical illusion is taking the internet by storm.

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December 5, 2020

Flat Street in Montreal Is a Visual Playground That Looks Like Undulating Sand Dunes

Outside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the street undulates with rippling lines and geometric forms. Its surface is covered by an immersive mural appropriately named Moving Dunes. This morphing installation is the work of Montreal-based architecture firm NÓS, which was founded by Gil Hardy and Charles Laurence Proulx in 2016.

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August 18, 2020

Makeup Artist Uses Paint to Turn Her Body Into Different Delicious Food

A meme is what inspired makeup artist Mimi Choi to paint one of her mind-bending masterpieces on skin.

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July 29, 2020

Woodworker Creates Impossible Floating Tables That Will Make You Question Everything

Over the past few months, many of our homes have shifted, somewhat reluctantly, into our office space, school, lounge area,...

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May 19, 2020

Giant Wave Crashing Against Glass Aquarium in Seoul Is Actually an Anamorphic Illusion

In the center of Seoul's version of Times Square, a giant wave appears as though it could crash down upon the masses at any minute. But what's actually happening is an incredible anamorphic illusion by South Korean digital design firm d'strict. By merging art and technology, they're expertly creating an immersive and entertaining experience.

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