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Light and Mirror Infinity Illusion



Art Miami kicked off last night with their VIP preview. We were lucky enough to attend and wanted to report back on a few key pieces that blew our minds. First up is Korean-born artist Chul Hyun Ahn's Visual Echo Experiment. This amazing work is made up of four equal cubes, each lit up in a different color. Using just three materials - plywood, lights and mirrors - Ahn creates…

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Added by alice on November 30, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Imaginary Road to Nowhere



If you're in Sydney from now till October 23, 2011, make sure to walk around town and take in all the art! Art & About Sydney is the city's annual public arts festival that's basically like one big, open-air art gallery. Projects by Australian and international artists are creatively re-imagining the streets, turning the city into a… Continue

Added by alice on September 26, 2011 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Shocking Illusion Wall Art



How creepy yet cool are these? Legendary street artist Dan Witz, who Met member Inka Leoni wrote about back in February 2010, recently collaborated with Blik to come up with three shocking "grate" graphics: What the %$#@?… Continue

Added by alice on August 4, 2011 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Beautiful Pictures that Look Like Paintings



While we're completely blown away when we see paintings that look like pictures, we're even more excited when we come across pictures that look like paintings! Such is this set, called Painted Ladies, by Barbara Cole. The self-taught photographer not only challenges our reality, she does it… Continue

Added by alice on June 4, 2011 at 6:00am — 7 Comments

Shiro Pen Holder



The Shiro Pen Holder gives the illusion that the top ring is floating when it's actually held by a pencil that is welded into the pen holder.…



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on May 10, 2010 at 3:52am — No Comments

Pic of the Day: Let's Play Cars

What a wonderful illusion. Via 9Gag.

Added by alice on April 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Fly Candle Fly!



A suspension light that looks as if the candle is floating. It uses real candles, which burn for up to 20 hours.…



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on March 21, 2010 at 7:56am — No Comments

LED Torn Lighting Concept



Torn Lights by Billy May are designed to elegantly blend into your room.

The idea behind the design was to muddle the barrier between the room and its contents, creating the illusion that light comes from the room itself.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on December 13, 2009 at 7:44am — 5 Comments

Amazing Istvan Orosz (4 pics)



It's a Hungarian painter, printmaker, praphic desginar and more. Among his works you will find impossible objects, optical illusions, doble-meaaning imagens and anamorphes (one of my favorites). Some people call him 'the modern M. C. Esched', and I think they are right.…







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Added by 3r1c on September 3, 2009 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

Wild Coat Rack



Half Wild West and half Indian Rope Trick, the Catching The Wild coat rack is a startling sight. It’s constructed from steel and polyester rope formed into a remarkably convincing lasso. If you feel like all your coats are starting to get away from you, this is just the thing.



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Added by Yasmine Zalek on August 2, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

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