Showing posts with label optical illusions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label optical illusions. Show all posts

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Kinetic Illusions in Op Art


Ouch! This almost hurts my eyes... This is the Ouchi Illusion, a contemporary variation on the Ouchi pattern, by Kitaoka.

Scientific America has an awesome article on how art and neuroscience combine in creating fascinating examples of illusory motion. Check it out: Art as Visual Research: 12 Examples of Kinetic Illusions in Op Art by Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen L. Macknik.

That's Right,

HMK

Thanks to Design Observer.