Eye Magic: A World of Optical Puzzles - Softcover

Mma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500512507 ISBN 13: 9780500512500

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Here is a book that tricks the eye, flips over, animates and mesmerizes. Inside are masterpieces, groundbreaking art and paper ephemera drawn from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Since earliest times, artists have delighted in creating works that make people wonder if they can believe their eyes. Whether it's a room whose cupboards appear to be stocked with treasures, a painting that a fly seems to have landed on, or an image that changes when viewed from a new angle, this book will leave you marvelling at ingenious artistic trickery.

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Review

"This is a wonderful book with many attachments that enable actual involvement in optical illusions This book can be used with younger students to encourage the pure delights in seeing. It can also be used with older students to encourage their investigations into Pointillists or Op Art, animation or even the art created by the ancient Greeks. The book may also serve as motivation for students creating their own works that utilize techniques of visual 'trickery'." --Jerome J. Hausman, "Arts and Activities", May 2009

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500512507
• ISBN 13: 9780500512500
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 54