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Optical illusions / Paul M. Baars ; foreword by Joost Effers. --
Record details
- ISBN: 1419705105 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781419705106 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 319 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: New York : Abrams, 2014, c2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Joost Effers book". |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 27.95 |
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| Subject: | Optical illusions. Optical illusions > Pictorial works. Optical illusions in art. Optical illusions in art > Pictorial works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 152.148 Baa | 31681002583433 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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Baars, a designer from the Netherlands, brings together optical illusions from ancient times to the present. He includes illusions of depth and distance, inversions, vibration effects, tessellations, perspective illusions, anamorphic images, murals, camouflage, upside-down illusions, ambiguous figures and figure-ground illusions, neon and after-affects, color brightness, static movements, estimated sizes, image distortions, and geometric illusions, with examples from psychology, the popular press, the decorative arts, contemporary street art, and the fine arts, and artists like M.C. Escher, Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, and István Orosz. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.People are fascinated by optical illusions. There is something intrinsically satisfying about static pictures that appear to move, change color, or fool us into seeing things that âarenât really there.â This comprehensive survey of optical illusions includes an astonishing range of images from ancient times to the present. Covering illusions of depth, inversions, vibration effects, ambiguous figures, camouflage, anamorphic art, tessellations, and other visual brain teasers, it presents examples from psychology, the popular press, the decorative arts, contemporary street art, and the fine arts. M. C. Escher, Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, Liu Bolin, and other artists are generously represented. Thanks to author Paul Baarsâs deep engagement with the art and science of optical illusions, this book supersedes all others on the subject.
