Trompe L’oeil

Believe it or not, these images are not digitally enhanced. Honestly. The man behind these mind boggling art installations is Felice Varini, a Swiss artist who is known for his masterful geometric anamorphic illusions. Anamorphic illusions are images which only make sense from a single vantage point. One misstep and you’ll see fragmented shapes like this, this and this. Rub those eyes, look again and trip out. Varni has been challenging the notions of point of view and perspective since 1979, using projector-stencil techniques in various urban areas, entire villages, and historical buildings. Incredible!

(images from here and here)

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  1. I saw the first photo and automatically thought “Swiss”. WTF, indeed!

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  2. Tessa wrote:

    this is so crazy! i love it

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  3. Amazing!

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  4. Rachel wrote:

    Whoa, those are so cool! I’d never heard of this, so thanks for sharing!

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  5. this is amazing!

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  6. ILoveDIY wrote:

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  7. m wrote:

    Please consider that my picture (the first one) is under a CC licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
    You should mention the author. Thanks!

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