Tag: illusions

  • Mind-Boggling Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson

    Mind-Boggling Photo Manipulations by Erik Johansson

    Swedish-born photographer and retoucher Erik Johansson is an undisputed master at photo manipulation, as can be seen from his mind-boggling depictions of everyday scenes with major twists. Part surreal wonders, part mind-boggling optical illusions, the Berlin-based artist’s images depict impossible situations that transcend our experiences of daily life. Looking at his impressive creations, it’s no surprise to…

  • Body Painting Turns Torsos into Mind-Bending Optical Illusions

    Body Painting Turns Torsos into Mind-Bending Optical Illusions

    Amazingly, these mind-bending optical illusions aren’t made with the help of projections or Photoshop. Artist Natalie Fletcher painted them directly on human skin! The Oregon-based body painter created this impressive series completely freehanded with an airbrush. She calls it Just an Illusion, and the “canvases” feature bright base colors of fuchsia, cyan, green, and yellow. Black…

  • Surrealism and optical illusion paintings by Oleg Shuplyak

    Surrealism and optical illusion paintings by Oleg Shuplyak

    Oleg Shuplyak is a painter whose works involve portraits of famous personalities drawn in such a way that common objects and scenery make up their distinctive faces in amalgamated form. The pictures are brilliantly, and evocatively multilayered with uncommon depth. Here are some of our favorites: