Thursday, April 16, 2009

Meet Akiyoshi Kitaoka - you won't believe your eyes!

Akiyoshi Kitaoka is a famous creator of moving illusions. That is, they seem to move but they don't.
Warning : this illusion is so strong that sensitive observers might feel sick.

This is an example of one of the most famous of Kitaoka's posters: Rotating Snakes !

 

Story and Image via darkroastedblend.com

1 comment:

Kym said...

I didn't actually get sick but close enough! Imagine how hard it would be to work on that.

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