optical illusions

plthijinx · 12-09-2003, 07:44 PM

this was e-mailed to me and i thought it would make a cool post. let's see how many different ones can get posted.......

plthijinx · 12-09-2003, 07:48 PM

another one.......

ndetroit · 12-09-2003, 09:17 PM

I believe that these are from a native american artist by the name of Bev Doolittle...

fairly popular in the 80's/90's.... prints sell in the $400 range or so...

Bev Doolittle

plthijinx · 12-09-2003, 09:47 PM

cool....learn something new everyday

she's very talented! and holy crap! $115,500 for "call of the buffalo" whew! yeah, i have that right here in my money clip!

zippyt · 12-09-2003, 10:28 PM

here ya go , i printed this out for a guy at the shop , he was going to try and make it until he saw what i was talking about ,

plthijinx · 12-09-2003, 11:42 PM

that's a good one! it took me a sec to see the bracket!

ladysycamore · 12-10-2003, 11:01 AM

Cool photos!

insoluble · 12-10-2003, 12:46 PM

M.C. Escher came up with the original drawings in Zippy's post. It looks like someone stole them and wrote labels. Not to say that it's not a cool post, just credit where credit is due. Escher is really awesome when it comes to optocal illusions.

Happy Monkey · 12-10-2003, 12:57 PM

Escher is pretty popular in engineering circles. Some engineer just took some classic impossible figures and arranged them as a schematic, as a joke.

wolf · 12-10-2003, 01:00 PM

I seem to recall, when Omni Magazine was new and cool, before the UFO nuts took over, they ran pictures of someone who built the "impossible box" from Escher's Belvedere.

Of course they cheated it. The construction was not possible, but the way it was photographed made it look like it was.

(Oh, and while I was looking for this particular image, I came across another fondly remembered site ... Escher in Lego.)

OnyxCougar · 12-10-2003, 02:16 PM

I remember Omni! Wow! Flashback!

quzah · 12-10-2003, 05:03 PM

You may or may not have seen the Escher fountain. Kinda nifty.

Quzah.

Kitsune · 12-11-2003, 10:37 AM

Movement where there is none

This will make your head hurt. Scroll down to "Tubes" and move your head toward and away from the monitor while staring at the center.

Headache!

FileNotFound · 12-11-2003, 11:01 AM

Kitsune,

That page made the inside of my head spin and has misaligned my eyes....thanks.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-11-2003, 12:08 PM

This is my favorite Bev Doolittle painting, called "Doubleback" The original is owned by Norman Schwarzkopf.

12-09-2003, 07:44 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	optical illusions this was e-mailed to me and i thought it would make a cool post. let's see how many different ones can get posted....... Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-09-2003, 07:48 PM	#2
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	another one....... Attached Images __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-09-2003, 09:47 PM	#4
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	cool....learn something new everyday she's very talented! and holy crap! $115,500 for "call of the buffalo" whew! yeah, i have that right here in my money clip! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream. Last edited by plthijinx; 12-09-2003 at 09:53 PM.

12-09-2003, 10:28 PM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	here ya go , i printed this out for a guy at the shop , he was going to try and make it until he saw what i was talking about , Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-09-2003, 11:42 PM	#6
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	that's a good one! it took me a sec to see the bracket! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

12-09-2003, 09:17 PM	#3
ndetroit Master Locutor Join Date: May 2001 Location: vancouver Posts: 158	I believe that these are from a native american artist by the name of Bev Doolittle... fairly popular in the 80's/90's.... prints sell in the $400 range or so... Bev Doolittle

12-10-2003, 11:01 AM	#7
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Cool photos! __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

12-10-2003, 12:46 PM	#8
insoluble developmentally disabled rear end headwear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: syracuse, ny Posts: 207	M.C. Escher came up with the original drawings in Zippy's post. It looks like someone stole them and wrote labels. Not to say that it's not a cool post, just credit where credit is due. Escher is really awesome when it comes to optocal illusions.

12-10-2003, 12:57 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	"Stole" is a little harsh Escher is pretty popular in engineering circles. Some engineer just took some classic impossible figures and arranged them as a schematic, as a joke. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-10-2003, 01:00 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I seem to recall, when Omni Magazine was new and cool, before the UFO nuts took over, they ran pictures of someone who built the "impossible box" from Escher's Belvedere. Of course they cheated it. The construction was not possible, but the way it was photographed made it look like it was. (Oh, and while I was looking for this particular image, I came across another fondly remembered site ... Escher in Lego.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-10-2003, 02:16 PM	#11
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I remember Omni! Wow! Flashback!

12-10-2003, 05:03 PM	#12
quzah Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 375	You may or may not have seen the Escher fountain. Kinda nifty. Quzah.

12-11-2003, 10:37 AM	#13
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Movement where there is none This will make your head hurt. Scroll down to "Tubes" and move your head toward and away from the monitor while staring at the center. Headache!

12-11-2003, 11:01 AM	#14
FileNotFound Intouch with his inner sheep rider. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 603	Kitsune, That page made the inside of my head spin and has misaligned my eyes....thanks. __________________ This is a rat. \|This is a hamster.\| This is a chipmunk.\| This is a Sheep Rider.

12-11-2003, 12:08 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is my favorite Bev Doolittle painting, called "Doubleback" The original is owned by Norman Schwarzkopf. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:05 PM.

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