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Tag Archives: illusion
Grand Illusions
Grand Illusions the site for the enquiring mind. With optical illusions, scientific toys, visual effects, and even a little magic. Funny things to look, games and articles. (via All about nothing)
Julian Beever
Did you see the amazing urban art on the pavements by Julian Beever? I saw his works on many blogs before, but I think it’s time to post here after someone suggested. Beever gives his drawings an anamorphosis view, his … Continue reading
Jack and Beverly’s Optical Toy Collection
Jack and Beverly’s Optical Toy Collection has a great collection of these optical toys pre-cinema. Thanks to them and more development to create the illusion of the movement we have the cinema. That’s why I love so much them, ok, … Continue reading
Posted in cinema, craft, toys
Tagged cinema, collection, diorama, flipbook, History, illusion, images, magic lantern, movement, optical, phenakistoscope, pre-cinema, toys
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Optical Toy: pre-cinematic toys
Optical Toys: flip books, paper toys and antique book reproductions. Optical Toys is a company devoted to producing a unique array of pre & proto-cinematic toys as well as an ever growing array of paper toys. I produce both antique … Continue reading
Optical Illusions Etc…
Optical Illusions Etc…, as the name says, is a blog dedicated to illusion as subject: fractal art illusions, apparent motion, color perception, observational blindness, distorted perception, body paint illusions, auditory illusion, camouflaged, visual perception, animated illusions and science iIllusions. One … Continue reading
Gode Cookery
Gode Cookery is a fantastic site about Medieval and Renaissance food and cookery, between other information about those ages. If you have some interest in Medieval food start with Gode Cookery – information, history, recipes, images and curious things. Other … Continue reading
Posted in culture, food, History, illustration, literature
Tagged animals, books, cookery, culture, fantastic, food, History, illusion, illustration, literature, macabre, medieval, Middle Age, plants, poetry, recipes, reference, tales
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Optical Toys
Exhibit of Optical Toys: a collection of pre-20th century optical toys and illusionary devices. (via Boing Boing)
István Orosz
István Orosz is a Hungarian artist that illusion etchings, anamorphosis illustrations, posters theatre, logos and animations. There are some more links for his wonderful illustrations and videos with the anomorphosis on the entries about him on Giornale Nuovo (that has … Continue reading
René Magritte: the Illusion of Reality
I couldn’t resist to this link: René Magritte – the Illusion of Reality. I love Magritte’s paintings: the illusion, the images, the design, the colours, the symbols, the message behind them – what a wonderful imagination. The site has many … Continue reading
Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely has an official web site. Forget it. If you want to see of of his works of kinetic art try this, this, this and this one, or Foundation Vasarely. And remember, he did those paintings after the computer.