Visual Games (II)

Author: Al Seckel
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: In this collection of 150 color and black-and-white works from the world's top optical illusion artistry—The Optical Illusion Studio—you will have the opportunity to see their exquisite technical achievements while appreciating some classic visual works. Be prepared to be amused or bewildered, as the rollercoaster of visual experiences will make you question both your mind and your eyes! For centuries, visual illusions have brought people joy, with some illusionary works becoming familiar scenes on advertisements worldwide. Yet artists, designers, and science enthusiasts continue to let their imaginations run wild, adding vast new content to the world of visual art. Some say, "Seeing is believing." But what if what you see isn't trustworthy? Visual Games collects a wealth of fascinating and entertaining visual puzzles and mysterious patterns, making you wonder: If they're not real, how can they look this way? What do they really contain? From a plethora of bizarre shapes where hidden figures are hard to spot to extraordinary geometric patterns that make you shake your head in disbelief, when you focus on these cleverly crafted images, their advanced techniques will make you laugh in amazement. As you repeatedly examine these easily deceptive faces, arms, or legs, everything ordinary begins to seem extraordinary.