What do you think of modern, cutting-edge, sci-fi artwork? Of how contemporary artists push the human form into almost mechanistic
representations?
Like this, for example:
Bizzarie di Varie Figure – 1624
Braccelli, Giovanni Battista – author
Yes, that’s the year 1624; the publication date of the book at Rare Book Room:
The "Rare Book Room" site has been
constructed as an educational site intended to allow the visitor to
examine and read some of the great books of the world . . .This
site contains all of the books (about 400) that have been digitized to
date. These range over a wide variety of topics and rarity. The books
are presented so that the viewer can examine all the pages in medium to
medium-high resolution.
There is something to delight everyone here; give yourself time to peruse the stacks.
[Thanks to Peter Ciccariello for the pointer.]
Next, look carefully at this magical image from the odd neighbor:
Hints: it’s called camouflage, and tagged with birds and cats. Click the image to see it bigger at her site.
Finally, which direction is the dancer spinning?
Clockwise? Counter-clockwise?
Can you make her change direction?
What does it mean?
Left-brain? Right-brain?
Brainless?
Click to go to the Herald Sun article and extensive & contentious discussion.
[This is one of those times I’m unsure of the right & legal way to link. I could, of course, send you there without showing you the image. But you’re far more likely to click through once you see it — aren’t you?]
This one is thanks to randa clay design.
Edited to add: Just after posting, I discovered this discussion on optical illusions at the flickr Utata group, which starts off with the dancer and includes links to other interesting mind-bending images. And this is by far the most interesting discussion…
Oh, yes — I meant to tell you — she spins in both directions for me. Easily.
I just shift my eyes to the side.
I didn’t read through the comments past the front page, so I don’t know if that’s the trick — I should go back and check.
Or you could, and come back here and tell us.
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