illusions
Sculptures or Skyscrapers? Daniel Mullen's Paintings Look Like Both
Painter Daniel Mullen is striving to paint an illusion... of an illusion.
Scientists Used Virtual Reality to Teleport People into Different Bodies
How to tell how much you relate to another body? Threaten it with a sledgehammer and see if you flinch.
Optical Art Pioneer Alberto Biasi Returns to New York
Alberto Biasi’s cleanly composed, perception-warping designs are on exhibition at the De Buck Gallery in New York
Optical Illusions Show How VR Could Trick Our Brains
Our brains are flawed, and that's why virtual reality will work according to Oculus Rift head scientist Michael Abrash.
Enter a Stunning Exploration of Light and Space
Nonotak Studio's 'Parallels' submerges viewers in a blue ethereal haze, turning an entire room into a canvas for sculpting geometries of light.
Drop Virtual Marbles into a Projection-Mapped Maze
Neil Mendoza took inspiration from Sesame Street to create this "interactive spinny, glowy thing."
Gravity-Defying Self-Portraits Capture Ballet in Midair
Armed with a remote-controlled tripod and incredible athletic abilities, dancer Mickael Jou captures the ultimate levitating selfies.
A Car (and Its Parking Space) Are Hanging Upside Down in London
Alex Chinneck's latest real life illusion places a car in what looks like a gravity-defying parking lot.
Watch a Light Art Installation Get Down in the Club
Paris-based design studio IF creates a geometric a/v artwork for Paris night club Machine du Moulin Rouge’s fifth anniversary celebration.
Watch an Analog Optical Illusion of a T. Rex Come Alive
YouTuber Brusspup handcrafts his own optical illusions.
Photographer Li Wei Levitates in His Debut US Performance
See the artist's a high-flying double-performance at the Ringling Museum of Art.