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Optical Illusion Posters
instructional, motivational and inspirational images for the classroom, home schoolers, office.
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art > OPTICAL ILLUSIONS | perspective < art education resources
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OPTICAL ILLUSIONS refers to visually perceived images that are confusing and ambiguous in transmitting information.
The “vase/face” image (Rubin's vase, 1915) and the “old/young woman” illustrates how equally strong backgrounds and foregrounds force the viewer to choose where their attention is focused and bring about an awareness of a gestalt - that all parts of the image are important to the “whole” experience.
By having the facing profiles and the vase share a common edge the viewer can alternate (mouse over the vase/face to alternate black and white) which “object” is most important. The slightly forward facing old woman's nose and the slightly turned away young woman's chin share the same shape.
| Tumbling Blocks creates the illusion of boxes - either the black face is on top or on the bottom. |
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| Yin-Yang, the two polar forces continually interplay with each other.
The yin-yang symbol also expresses the duality/unity principle, one means nothing without the other.
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Illusion Quotes ~
• “What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.” ~ Pedro Calderson de la Barca
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Set of twelve prints show examples of classic fool the eye graphics as well as the work of artists such as Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, and Bridget Riley.
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo
b. 1527; Milan, Italy
d. 7-11-1593; Milan
Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted extraordinary portraits composed of representations of fruits, vegetables, fish, flowers, and books. His series of the Four Seasons was commissioned by Emperor Maximillian II, 1573. Arcimboldo is a precursor to Surrealists like Dali.
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The Dutch artist M. C. Escher gives viewers a reality check by manipulating linear perspective and expected proportions to create a visual paradox of water seemingly flowing upward in order to fall onto the waterwheel.
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Grid illusions deceive the viewers by creating a situation where the something appears that is not really there.
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Victor Vasarely
b. 4-9-1906; Hungary
d. 3-15-1997; Paris
Victor Vasarely is considered the “father of Op-art”, using geometric forms to create illusionistic space.
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Vanity might be described as an addiction to an inflated sense of importance one's own self. Here a woman is sitting before a large circular mirror, reflecting on her appearance.
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