When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kristian Bell via Getty Images An artist has gone viral on TikTok for his optical ...

While they're both awe-inspiring in their own right, when the worlds of optical illusions and art combine, often some truly mesmerising creations are made. The latest example is the exquisite work of ...

Glass flowers nestled inside hunks of glass finely shaven down with diamonds. A mesmerizing orb that appears to be floating, but is in fact just a two-dimensional acrylic painting on canvas. At the ...

The Escher Loop optical illusion creates a staircase that appears endlessly climbable yet never reaches a higher point. Using ...

Blink and you’ll miss it — the illusion, that is. What may look like a piece of post-modern art is, in fact, an optical illusion that begins with a blurry cloud of colors. It’s a rainbow-scape worthy ...

A mind bending optical illusion showing a stack of cubes has left viewers baffled — with few able to work out what’s going on. A video shared on YouTube shows the cube art placed on a flat surface — ...

Creating optical illusions using the mid-journey workflow is an innovative approach to art that combines the power of artificial intelligence with the creativity of the human mind. This process, made ...

“I like the science behind it. I love to see people’s reaction,” says artist Naomi Haverland of her 3D art. The Florida resident shares her process for creating optical-illusion chalk art and vibrant ...

From laundry to living creatures, London-based artist Helga Stentzel turns hanging clothes into charming farm-animal illusions captured against rural backdrops.

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the eyes perceive, creating a false or misleading impression of reality. This occurs because the brain processes visual ...