Illusion

July 17, 2018

Artist Hand-Draws 3D Optical Illusions on Walls That Play With Depth and Perspective

Los Angeles-based artist Katy Ann Gilmore combines art and mathematics to transform ordinary, flat surfaces into incredible three-dimensional illusions. At first glance, her intricate work looks digitally rendered; however, Gilmore meticulously hand-draws each detail using pens and markers. Whether itโ€™s a giant mural or a smaller work on paper, each line drawing appears to leap from her chosen canvas.

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May 11, 2018

Black and White Makeup Transforms Human Faces Into Strangely Familiar Objects

As technology advances, many artists are using digital tools to create mind-bending optical illusion art. However, other creative minds prefer to take a more hands-on approach, reaching for their pencils and paintbrushes to create eye-catching trompe-l'ล“il techniques. Taking surreal art a step further, Moscow-based husband and wife duo Alexander Khokhlov and Veronika Ershova use the human face as their canvas in their most recent body art series, Humiforms.

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March 27, 2018

Special Effects Makeup Artist Subtly Transforms Her Face Into Striking Illusions

Special effects makeup artist Monika Falฤik produces strikingโ€”yet subtleโ€”looks that will make you do a double-take. A self-confessed โ€œmakeup junkieโ€ from Lithuania, she uses the material to create illusions that her entire face has shifted or that her hand suddenly has a heart-shaped hole in it. Creatures are also popular subjects for Falฤik, from beautiful butterflies to slippery reptiles to a ferocious big cat. Whatโ€™s even more impressive is that Falฤik is entirely self-taught.

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March 8, 2018

This Bookstore Seamlessly Aligns Peopleโ€™s Faces With the Perfect Book Covers

Last year we introduced you to Librairie Mollat, a French bookstore based in Bordeaux thatโ€™s famous for on ongoing Instagram series called Book Face. Similar to the sleeveface trend, where people merge their faces with album cover photos, the staff at the 122-year-old Librairie Mollat creates trompe l'oeil portraits by seemingly merging book covers with the faces of their employees.

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