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  2. Optical illusion - Wikipedia

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    A visual representation of what an amputee with phantom limb syndrome senses. The rubber hand illusion (RHI), a multi-sensory illusion involving both visual perception and touch, has been used to study how phantom limb syndrome affects amputees over time. [5]

  3. Allusion - Wikipedia

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    In the most traditional sense, allusion is a literary term, though the word has also come to encompass indirect references to any source, including allusions in film or the visual arts. [8] In literature, allusions are used to link concepts that the reader already has knowledge of, with concepts discussed in the story. It is not possible to ...

  4. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    Additionally the direction of motion can reverse due to the existence of multiple 3D visual solutions. Leaning tower illusion: The Leaning tower illusion is an optical illusion that presents two identical images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa side by side. Lilac chaser: Lilac chaser is a visual illusion, also known as the Pac-Man illusion.

  5. Art and Illusion - Wikipedia

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    Art and Illusion, A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation, is a 1960 book of art theory and history by Ernst Gombrich, derived from the 1956 A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts.

  6. Op art - Wikipedia

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    Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. [1] Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or swelling or warping.

  7. Illusory contours - Wikipedia

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    Illusory contours provide clues for how the visual system constructs surfaces when portions of the surface's edge are not visible. The encoding of surfaces is thought to be an indispensable part of visual perception, forming a critical intermediate stage of visual processing between the initial analysis of visual features and the ability to ...

  8. Multistable perception - Wikipedia

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    Examples of visually ambiguous patterns. From top to bottom: Necker cube, Schroeder stairs and a figure that can be interpreted as black or white arrows. Multistable perception (or bistable perception) is a perceptual phenomenon in which an observer experiences an unpredictable sequence of spontaneous subjective changes.

  9. Allegory - Wikipedia

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    As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance. Authors have used allegory throughout history in all forms of art to illustrate or convey complex ideas and concepts in ways that are ...