Optical Illusions

Strange Pictures & Peculiar Landscapes (2)

Places and things that look like they could exist, but can't

Govert Schilling

An ink drawing by Govert Schilling
Don't try this at home !!!

Passenger Train

Passenger Train
Fons de Vogelaere ~ pencil drawing ~ 1984

Street in San Francisco

A Street in San Francisco

Landscapers

Landscapers

Audience

Audience

Ships

Ships

Dali - Slave Market

Salvador Dali - Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
Oil on canvas. 1940. 18.25 x 25.25"

There are two points of interest here. The bust of Voltaire in the centre of the picture is made up of the images of two nuns. Also take a look at the fruit in the bowl on the picture's right.

Dali - Slave Market (Detail)

Salvador Dali - Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
Detail - the central bust of Voltaire

Dali - slave Market (Detail)

Salvador Dali - Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
Detail - the "bowl of fruit" - right of main picture.

Bent Space

"Bent Space" by Ben Cunningham, 1965
Acrylic on panel. 24 x 30"

This image was taken from "Optical Illusions and the Visual Arts" by Ronald G. Carraher and Jacqueline B. Thurston.
Reinhold Book Corporation, New York. 1966

Dear

This image kindly submitted by Mark Rentziperis

Glacier

This image kindly submitted by Mark Rentziperis

Horses

This image kindly submitted by Mark Rentziperis

Jigsaw

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Roman Arch

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This page created December 11, 2002; last modified July 24, 2021