The eyes can play trick on us when objects are really static, and yet, they somehow seem to move. I was browsing the web when I came across some visual illusions that really made me a bit dizzy.
Akiyoshi Kitaoka have made a lot of visual trick art, as a tool for study. I can't seem to take my eye away from these rollers as I struggle in making them stop. Of course, I lost the battle. My eyes will always play these tricks on me...or more likely, my brain.
I don't know if it's right to tag this work here, but I think it is an art on its own. Besides, it's just a curious stuff to look at on a lazy day.
More About Akiyoshi:
Akiyoshi Kitaoka is a Professor of Psychology at the College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. In 1984 he received a BSc from the Department of Biology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, where he studied animal psychology (burrowing behavior in rats) and (at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience) neuronal activity of the inferotemporal cortex in Macaque monkeys.
After his 1991 PhD from the Institute of Psychology, University of Tsukuba, he specialized in visual perception and visual illusions of geometrical shape, brightness, color, in motion illusions and other visual phenomena like Gestalt completion and perceptual transparency, based on a modern conception of Gestalt Psychology.
This artwork reminds me of an elephant's tusk, depicted in the modern way the artist feels like. What fascinated me with Kenneth Huff's work is his keen attention to details, even in the tiniest pixels.
This kind of work separates the genius from the rest of the group. I can see patience and love in the execution of this work. This art comes in the size of 40 x 40 inches, and limited to a variant of twenty, full-colored prints. Ingenious!
More About the Artist:
Kenneth A. Huff is an interdisciplinary visual artist working in a variety of traditional and new media. Through intricately-detailed abstractions, he explores evolving patterns and forms in nature. His body of organically-inspired work spans more than fourteen years and includes prints, sculptures, time-based projects and photographs.
Ken’s works have been included in over 350 public showings in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and twenty-seven of the United States of America.
What is your Inspiration?
"...Inspired by the random, yet structured beauty and minute details of nature (flora, fauna and mineral), multitudes of objects often are included in works, frequently similar in form, yet always unique in their details. Details of color and texture mimic the level of physical detail found in the natural world and create an illusion of reality even while the viewer is confronted with the practical knowledge that the objects illustrated do not exist.
One of the most satisfying aspects of the process is the ability to create an image with physical levels of detail and realism without the constraints of physical materials. The path from inspiration and idea to implementation and image is direct and unencumbered. "
This artwork increases my longing for the pristine shores of Boracay, even if it's not in the heart of the Pacific. Looking at this work, I remember those long walks on the wet sands, where the water dances with harmony as it swirls around my feet. Suddenly, the water becomes a metallic sheen that glows beneath the hot summer sun.
I am reminded of those lazy strolls by just looking at this painting. I love the subtle blend of colors that looks - simply vibrant.
More about the Artist:
Mary Capan profession is painter artist, designer and illustrator. She creates a new elegant style of fine deco art design. Her optimistic and natural beauty colors are suitable for any interior design furniture, rugs or wall decorations.
For the last years Mary Capan was creating abstract acrylic paintings, oil landscapes, watercolor and realistic portraits, experimenting successfully as well on ceramic sculpture and glass paints. She is having an exceptionally successful art vocation and an enormous new inspiration studying Monet, Dali, Picasso and Chagall. Some of her famous recent paintings represent a new abstract vision of various 3D floral geometries. Mary Capan is a member of important international artists associations of the contemporary paint art. She is listed in World Artist Directory and EBSQ self-represented artist group member.
What is your Passion?
" Abstract art is my passion, I find an absolute harmony and satisfaction in painting. My art is spontaneous, original, very optimistic and this can be seen in all my creative artwork . My paintings can bring a distinct focus and change the look in various spaces improving the same time the imagination, inspiration and creativity. I am fascinated with color combination and their noticeable effects on peoples life, also adding extra color energy into different spaces. "
I have always been fascinated by the wisdom of ancient lore, especially those dealing with the gods and goddesses - from Ancient Sumer, Babylon, Egypt and Greece. There is just an affinity with the goddess Isis, which have wakened the mystical woman in me. I believe my first encounter with the legends of Ancient Egypt is on my 15th birthday, when I received the most unusual gift - an Ibis Tarot card collection sealed in a red, velvet box.
Spirits... are forever reshaping the world, even in a modern time of absolute realities. I love the use of colors and magical symbols on this painting. Serpents are symbols of eternal knowledge and I could only fathom the enlightenment carried by the gentle wind.
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re about the Artist:
Martina Hoffmann is one of 50 Artists featured on Beinart's first publication entitled Metamorphosis.
What is the message behind your Art?
"My painted work has been greatly informed by expanded states of consciousness, with the sacred feminine as a central theme. It attempts to portray the language that lies beyond words. This language presents us with truths and messages that guide our lives towards the source that all beings share as their departing point and final destination. As an artist, I ask for nothing more than absolute openness to the ‘Esperanto of the Unknown’ and to become an open channel to its infinite wealth of imagery and wisdom."
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Akiyoshi Kitaoka is a Professor of Psychology at the College of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. In 1984 he received a BSc from the Department of Biology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, where he studied animal psychology (burrowing behavior in rats) and (at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience) neuronal activity of the inferotemporal cortex in Macaque monkeys.
