perspective – YLoveIllusions https://www.yloveillusions.com/en Yet another optical illusion Thu, 31 May 2018 21:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cropped-green_blue_spirals-32x32.gif perspective – YLoveIllusions https://www.yloveillusions.com/en 32 32 The mirror maze on Pier 39, San Francisco https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2018/12/20/the-mirror-maze-on-pier-39-san-francisco/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:14:27 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=840 According to Atlas Obscura, the mirror maze on Pier 39 is so trippy an experience that some people would stumble down by just walking through it.

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]]> La Perspective Curieuse by Jean François Nicéron, 1663 https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2018/07/20/la-perspective-curieuse-by-jean-francois-niceron-1663/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:47:52 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=825 This is the title of a 17th Century French book whose illustrations instruct the artist about the basics of perspective. The very first steps to a good optical illusion.

La Perspective Curieuse by Jean François Nicéron

La Perspective Curieuse de Jean François Nicéron

]]> 3D PacMan in the street https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2018/04/20/3d-pacman-in-the-street/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:34:42 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=814 A street painting by Leon Keer.

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]]> Nikola Olic – Buildings without a limit https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2018/01/20/nikola-olic-buildings-without-a-limit/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 18:10:53 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=803 Serbian photographer Nikola Olic lives in Dallas, Texas. His photographs testify to his mad love of buildings and cities. Their architectures are the occasion to get lost in the most derange perspectives.

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Nikola Olic - Buidling slices

]]> The illusions machine of Kokichi Sugihara https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2016/02/19/the-illusions-machine-of-kokichi-sugihara/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:32:03 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=753 Kokichi Sugihara teaches at the Meiji University in Tokyo and presented a superb optical illusion.

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]]> Big fake words in a gymnasium https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2012/05/29/big-fake-words-in-a-gymnasium/ Tue, 29 May 2012 12:21:17 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=592

After the photo, a video showing how you can write so big words hanging in the middle of a gymnasium.

In The Gym from Doyle Partners on Vimeo.

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]]> Wipe stains on ads https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2011/10/17/wipe-stains-on-ads/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:25:16 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=496 The mere movement of the observer removes the stain from the ad.

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]]> Real Penrose Triangle https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2011/03/30/real-penrose-triangle/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:46:10 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=461

The Penrose triangle (here dcorated with playing dices) is a very traditional form of optical illusion which seemed very difficult to reproduce in real life and in 3D.

Up to we’ve seen these two impressive realisations:


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]]> M.C. Escher for real and in video https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2011/03/23/m-c-escher-for-real-and-in-video/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:38:41 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=459

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We have to admit that we all thought it was only an optical illusion up to this video demonstration.

Or should we follow the counter-explanation showing that this is a simple perspective trick:

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]]> M.C. Escher in LEGO bricks https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/08/28/m-c-escher-in-lego-bricks/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:45:00 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=359 M.C.Escher paintings and engravings are playing havoc with perspective and the way our senses and brain build and internal image of what is visible. I would not believe it possible to reproduce them with such a rigid structure as the one provided by Lego bricks.

Andrew Lipson is not the guy to be stopped by mere impossibility. He started with a simple deformation:

Escher's Balcony in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Balcony (1945)
Escher's Balcony in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Balcony (1945)

After this little play, he went to much more serious work, one engraving that is not possible in the real world. A few inconsistencies, but a good copy of one of the most famous M.C.Escher paintings:

Escher's Belvedere in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Belvedere (1958)
Escher's Belvedere in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Belvedere (1958)

My preference goes to Relativity (and what it reminds me of the movie “The name of the rose“, with Sean Connery):

Escher's Relativity in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Relativity (1953)
Escher's Relativity in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Relativity (1953)

Then, a completely warped perspective made out of these little LEGO bricks:

Escher's Waterfall in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Waterfall (1961)
Escher's Waterfall in LEGO by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu, inspired by M.C. Escher's Waterfall (1961)

Source: Neatorama.

]]> Reverse perspective https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/08/21/reverse-perspective/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:23:51 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=345 This video was created to illustrate True Reverse Perspective.

True Reverse Perspective from JMS on Vimeo.

You will notice that the perspective is totally reversed (near objects are small and far ones are small). Slightly perturbating for the senses, indeed.

]]> Impossible perspective https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/06/19/impossible-perspective/ Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:58:10 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=322 Interestingly, one of the simplest optical illusion has been built in various sizes allowing to see it out of a book or your computers screen. Real life sculptures, I mean. Francis Tabary made most of these.

Copyright (C) Francis Tabary
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Copyright (C) Francis Tabary
]]> “Back to the Future” DeLorean optical illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/04/17/back-to-the-future-delorean-optical-illusion/ Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:38:43 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=296 Do you remember this nice 80’s movie, “Back to the Future”? It had this over-cool DeLorean race car as a time machine. Why not make it a perspective-based optical illusion?


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]]> Pac Man optical illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/02/20/pac-man-optical-illusion/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:52:08 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=269 Do you remember the Pac Man video game? If yes, you’re a dinosaur but you will appreciate this nice architectural optical illusion applied to a flat.


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]]> Secrets of a perspective https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/02/13/secrets-of-a-perspective/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:27:42 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=262

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This impossible perspective receives a kind of explanation if you follow it to the end of the description of this optical illusion in video.

]]> Town-sized illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/01/16/town-sized-illusion/ Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:03:45 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=250 This time, if the optical illusion is clearly architectural, it’s blown up to a full Swiss village. Felice Varini applied here the rules that we well know to all the building of this nice little town.

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]]> Car park 3D illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/09/18/car-park-3d-illusion/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:17:16 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=184 If you ever stop by the Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne, Australia, you may admire this 3D perspective illusion.

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]]> Perspective illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/08/28/perspective-illusion/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:03:52 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=171 Windows correctly framed only from a single location.

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]]> Pespective illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/08/14/pespective-illusion-6/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:52:31 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=156 Are these really circles or a mere illusion?

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]]> Pespective illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/08/07/pespective-illusion-5/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:50:25 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=154 Optical illusion made out of only perspective notions and a huge paint job.

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]]> Pespective illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/07/31/pespective-illusion-4/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:49:09 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=150 3D optical illusion by messing with perspective.

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]]> Pespective illusion https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/07/24/pespective-illusion-3/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:42:44 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=147 Painting the walls of a room may be enough.

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