While this 3D box optical illusion might seem unassuming at first, it shifts in the blink of an eye as if by magic – a prime example of the classic ambiguous figure illusion.

What first appears to be a simple portrait of Taras Shevchenko is, in fact, a mind-bending visual puzzle packed with hidden ...

Hungarian-born artist Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) is known as the grandfather of Op Art — the 1960s movement where artists used geometric shapes and perspectives to create eye-bending visual ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where our perception of thinking about an image differs from objective reality.

Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 35 mind-bending examples that prove you can't always trust what your eyes are telling you.

From the Op Art Movement of the 20th century to more recent optical illusion art that takes a spiritual approach, an exhibition at the Cafesjian Art Trust may have you doing a double take, with ...

Daniel Shoykhet’s “Spray” — a canvas piece completed in late 2020 — is an example of the geometric style that preceded his work with optical illusion art.

Mark Rox, known as pop.art.pov on Instagram, is an artist whose optical illusion-like works are going viral. Rox drops fascinating murals of his artworks and the effort that goes into creating them.

Craig Neil's art is an example of line art optical illusions, where an image is formed by intricate lines of varying thicknesses. While up close it may look like a stripy canvas, the image appears ...

While most people think “optical illusion” and “visual illusion” are the same, they are different, according to neuroscientists and psychologists. Here’s why your brain loves them.

In his latest optical illusion, the street artist JR has ripped open the top of one of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. The work is part of a trail of large-scale sculptures and ...

Made in St. Paul: A 20-foot geometric optical artwork, by custom cabinetry shop Designed & Made Most of the Arden Hills shop’s projects are high-end custom jobs, but owner Brian Grabski makes ...