
Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda Capture Joyful Mise-en-Scènes
The Spanish artists have spent nearly 7 years turning large windows into hot air balloons, brown hats into avocado pits, and much more into playful...
Read moreThe Spanish artists have spent nearly 7 years turning large windows into hot air balloons, brown hats into avocado pits, and much more into playful...
Read moreGathering 4 Gardner invites people from all levels of education and life experience to explore the interdisciplinary fields of mathematics, art, ma...
Read moreHere are eight anamorphic artists from around the world—including Adry del Rocio and Jonty Hurwitz—that are breaking our brains.
Read moreThe illusory stage effect seen in Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion traces back to the 1500s. Here's how you can make your own!
Read moreThe engineer's marvels, known as “Blooms,” animate outward ad infinitum when spun under strobe lights. Edmark explains how in this Q&A.
Read moreUnlike most traditional magicians, UK-based science educator Matt Pritchard actively encourages people to consider the method behind the illusion.
Read moreHere at Art of Play, we love optical illusions. Especially the unsuspecting kind like this photo of strawberries here. Believe it or not, there are...
Read moreJohn Edmark is no stranger to Art of Play. His insanely popular Helicone has been a best seller for us since we added it to our catalog last year, ...
Read moreSome of the most popular optical illusions are illustrations that offer multiple interpretations. Two viewers can look at the same image and see to...
Read moreThe "Droste effect" refers to the technique of creating a recursive image or, put more simply, a picture inside of itself. The Droste effect gets i...
Read moreThe Zoetrope or “wheel of life” is an analog animation device that predates the dawn of cinema. Invented by William George Horner in 1834, the mach...
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