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Illusion Art
Many artists over the years have based some of their works on optical illusions, M.C. Escher being of particular influence to many of them. In this section we feature a selection of examples for you to view, each of the pieces here incorporate illusions in some manner.
Category: Illusion Art Octavio Ocampo Jesus Crucifixion illusion Added: March 12, 2013 | 7 comments Here we have another piece of artwork painted by the well known artist Octavio Ocampo which he has called "Calvary". As you can see this powerful painting depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus but there ar...
Category: Illusion Art Zoo animals face Added: March 10, 2013 | 10 comments In this optical illusion you can see how the picture has been made up to resemble the face of a man by cleverly using images of a number of different zoo animals. I believe there are twenty eight to t...
Category: Illusion Art Oleg Shuplyak hidden face illusion Added: February 9, 2013 | 2 comments Here we have another beautiful oil painting by the very talented Ukrainian artist Oleg Shuplyak. In this picture he has painted a country scene of a little boy sitting beside some lambs in a field wit...
Category: Illusion Art Landscape and hidden faces illusion Added: February 5, 2013 | 19 comments The landscape scene in this picture is relaxing to look at. In this image you can see a number of different things including two horses and a rider, also some trees and some rocks. It all looks very p...
Category: Illusion Art Hidden animals and faces art illusion Added: January 30, 2013 | 2 comments This is an 1872 coloured print created by Currier and Ives entitled "The Puzzled Fox". In this picture there are a number of hidden animals, birds, and men's and women's faces. How many can you see?...
Category: Illusion Art Hidden bird art illusion Added: January 24, 2013 | 7 comments This is an oil painting by the very talented Ukrainian artist Oleg Shuplyak. As with all his paintings he uses hidden images to turn his beautiful artwork into mind-blowing optical illusions. This rem...
Category: Illusion Art Horses Illusion Added: September 12, 2009 | 41 comments How easy is it to lose a horse ? This painting by talented artist Bev Doolittle features a number of pinto horses that are the same colour as their background. While it doesn't represent the level of ...
Category: Illusion Art The Passion Today Added: May 26, 2009 | 30 comments This remarkable piece by artist Octavio Ocampo illustrates Jesus carrying the cross with Roman soldiers and other figures in the background. The most incredible aspect of this picture is that the comb...
Category: Illusion Art Profiles Added: May 26, 2009 | 63 comments Artist Octavio Ocampo created this piece of artwork of scenery comprised entirely out of face profiles. Can you work out how many different faces there are in this picture overall ? Keep a close eye o...
Category: Illusion Art Family of the General Added: May 26, 2009 | 13 comments This popular piece of work from artist Octavio Ocampo is as much a puzzle as it is an illusion. The piece centers around two people in an archway, the combination of which creates the image of a male'...
Category: Illusion Art Don Quixote Faces Added: May 25, 2009 | 47 comments This picture was inspired by the story of Don Quixote, a knight and his companion Sancho Panza who ride around the Spanish countryside. There are many different faces hidden in the image, some more ob...