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  2. Schroeder stairs - Wikipedia

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    Schroeder stairs can be perceived in two ways, depending on whether the viewer considers A or B to be the closer wall. Schroeder stairs (Schröder's stairs) is an optical illusion which is a two-dimensional drawing which may be perceived either as a drawing of a staircase leading from left to right downwards or the same staircase only turned upside down, a classical example of perspective ...

  3. Penrose stairs - Wikipedia

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    The Escherian Stairwell is a viral video based on the Penrose stairs illusion. The video, filmed at Rochester Institute of Technology by Michael Lacanilao, was edited to create a seemingly cyclic stairwell such that if someone walks in either direction, they will end up where they started. [ 12 ]

  4. Ascending and Descending - Wikipedia

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    While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create the visual paradox. [ 1 ] Ascending and Descending was influenced by, and is an artistic implementation of, the Penrose stairs , an impossible object ; Lionel Penrose had first published ...

  5. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    The Oppel-Kundt illusion is an optical illusion named after German physicists Johann Joseph Oppel (first mentioned this phenomenon in 1860) and August Kundt (first performed a systematic study of the illusion in 1863). Penrose stairs: The Penrose stairs were created by Lionel Penrose and his son Roger Penrose. [3]

  6. Relativity (M. C. Escher) - Wikipedia

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    Relativity is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in December 1953.The first version of this work was a woodcut made earlier that same year. [1]

  7. The optical illusion hidden in the 'Mona Lisa' explained - AOL

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    The technique in this portrait and in the "Mona Lisa" is called "sfumato," in which da Vinci blended colors and shades to get gradual transitions between different shapes in each painting.

  8. Diminish and Ascend - Wikipedia

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    The Huffington Post called it an "M. C. Escher drawing in real life". [9] Christchurch City Council member Phil Clearwater has said the sculpture is a "peaceful, reflective artwork". [5] Pinar Noota from My Modern Met has referred to it as a "stairway to heaven". [2] In 2019 Architectural Digest included it their 38 most fascinating sculptures ...

  9. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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    The green Teletubby, Dipsy, was 8 feet (244 cm).⁣ The show was filmed on an incredibly large set to create the illusion that the Telletubbies were small. The location of the set was so secret ...