Conclusion !Opti Pa Looza!
“Man is determined to see things his own way.
His way is sometimes imaginative, sometimes logical- and sometimes wrong.”
- John Rowan Wilson’s “The Mind”
Throughout our Opti Pa Looza journey, we have made connections
between optical illusions and art. The connections show how our perception of
art is influenced by math, psychology and other sciences that reflect inner
workings of our mind, which we see as playing tricks on the eye.
Color, movement, three-dimensionality, and double images are techniques used
in works of art to affect our visual perception. Now you know and understand
various works of art and artists and what each has contributed to the art world.
The goal is to open your eyes to a different way of thinking and seeing through
illusions. If your final work of art demonstrates one or even more of the optical
illusion techniques, the goal of this instruction will have been achieved.
I hope you enjoyed stimulating your mind and eyes. I also hope you have a deeper
appreciation for artworks, such as Octavio’s, Escher’s, Vasarely,
Riley, Morellet, Noland, Soto, Anuszkiewic, Albers, and Beever, which have all
used the concepts of optical illusions to create visual stimulations.
Do Not Worry! The Opti Pa Looza fun does not stop here. There are more artists
that have used similar concepts to create eye and mind stimulating works of
art.
Check out the following websites whose description spark your interest:
The infamous double image of the beautiful
woman and the witch.
A more intricate double image which can look like two
people or just one!
Dali uses color and the blurring of sight to create an image of Abraham Lincoln in a painting if a viewer steps back from his intricate painting and blurs one’s sight.
We would also like to recommend visiting these fun Web sites below:
Now have some fun....!Opti Pa Looza!
For our Scientists:
If you are interested in the scientific reasonings behind optical illusions and would like to be a top explorer of Opti Pa Looza, check out Al Seckel's Homepage of Illusions, Perceptions and Cognitive Science, or Michael Bach's Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomena.
As a side not, if your eyes ever feel strained from staring at optical illusions, try Dr. Bates method of Palming to relief your eyes.