Looking at art that has the ability to twist your mind and your senses is one of the simple joys of being a human; these optical illusion artworks are skillfully created to make you question your reality.
Optical illusion artworks can be created in many different ways. The idea is that whatever the artist creates is perceived by the viewer as something that it is not. Creations that alter our sense of certainty are awe-inspiring and unique.
Artists create these mind-altering creations using a variety of complex and sometimes secretive techniques. From paintings that seem obnoxiously oversized to stationary sculptures that appear to be swirling, there is really no limit to the possibilities of optical illusion artworks.
Whether you enjoy being confused by the tricks optical illusion artworks play on your mind, or if you get scared by the thought of an alternate universe, you have to admit that these creations are made by talented individuals.
32 Optical Illusion Artworks
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Optical Illusion Lip Art
Sandra Holmbom Creates a Very Eerie Lip Makeup Art Piece
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Inverted Illusion Art
The Anish Kapoor 'Sky Mirror' Will Turn Your Frown Upside-Down
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Incredible Illusionist Art
Jonty Hurwitz Defines His Own Dimensions in His Illusion Art
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Mystical Creature Illusionist Drawings
Artist Ramon Bruins Creates Optical Illusional Artwork
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Seemingly Huge Stiletto Sculptures
These Colossal Shoe Design Art Installations are Deceptive
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Suspended Geometric Sculptures
Teo “Moneyless” Pirisi Uses String to Create Delicate A
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Continually Spiraling Staircases
The Olafur Eliasson Infinite Staircase is Full of Twists and Turn
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Optical Illusion Packaging
The Cafe Brasileiro Java Wrapper is Visually Arresting
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Splashing Stainless Steel Sculptures
Johnson Tsang Creates Artistic Optical Illusion Sculptures
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Camouflaged Couture Captures
The Masha Reva 'Merging' Collection is Flamboyantly Concealed
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Bold Bowling Hat Interiors
The Portago Urban Hotel by ILMIODESIGN Features a British Inspiration
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Geometric Illusion Menswear
The Marcos Paulo Piccoli 'Geometric Desert' is Mind-Boggling
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Optical Illusion Walk-Throughs
The Trillusion Installation by Boris Banozic is Visually Intriguing
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Trippy Toon Tapestries
The Irene Alvarez 'Turn Me Op' Art Show is Bold and Dynamic
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Pixelated Movie Montages
Final Score Illusion Art Covers 'Twilight,' 'Shrek' and 'Toy Story'
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Optical Illusion Museums
The Michael Powell & Jürgen Horn Photograph Series is Surreal
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Optical Illusion Cityscapes
Josh Raymond Creates a Perplexing Perspective Drawing Series
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Optical Illusion Architecture
This Solar Powered Home Attempts to Trick the Eye
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Visual Trickery Wallpaper
These Designs by Lago Are the Ultimate in Contemporary Wallpaper
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Illusory 3D Artwork
Linda Besemer Creates Wall Art that will Take You for a Ride
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Rainbow Illusion Art
The Deconstructing Ways Project Takes Streets Apart to Create New Ones
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Plane-Breathing Airline Ads
This Airline Commercial for Wideroe Features a Grandpa
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Hypnotic Hanging Timepieces
The Eclipse Clock Evolves by the Hour for an Ever-Changing Illusion
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Neon Vortex Reflectors
These Orbital Mirrors by Marcus Tremonto Embraces Sci-Fi Design Principles
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Digit-Created Depictions
The 'Fingerings' Series by Judith Ann Braun Uses Fingertips to Paint
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International Leap Captures
Zompi by Gabriele Galimberti is Shot in Over 50 Different Countries
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Optical Illusion Art
Felice Varini Projects Floating Architectural Art
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Artist-Trampling Elephants
This Surreal Sculpture Features an Elephant Standing on Fabien Mér
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Double-Eyed Cat Campaigns
The Pet Show Pet Food Ads by Hermandad are Dizzying
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Swirling Water Optical IIllusions
This Clever Experiment by Brusspup Uses Vibrations and Cameras
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Optical Illusion Exhibits
The Frank Stella ‘Connections’ Collection Displays Deconstruction
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Dew Drop-Inspired Lighting
Lake is a Modern Wall Lamp Design That Diffuses Light From Within
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Personified Burning Matches
Matchsticks by William Castellana Pays Homage to Alberto Giacometti
Industrial Edgy Apparel
The Richard Nicoll 2013 F/W Collection is Beanie and Metallic-Laden
Suspended Charcoal Installations
Seon Ghi Bahk's Sculptures Look like They are Disintegrating
Lifestyle-Elevating Luxury
Modern Architecture that Reflects an Affluent Attitude
Intricately Striking Pencil Portraits
These Florian Meacci Illustrations Display Rich Detailing
Expandable Slinky Art
The Li Hongbo Accordion-like Sculptures are Made Entirely with Paper
Spiritually Symbolic Body Paint
Swarte Explores Tribe Survival Through Tribal Body Paint Art
Vintage Gothic Portrayals
The Grey Fairytale Dark Beauty Magazine Editorial Sets a Dramatic Mood
Merging Surrealist Photography
Photographer Thomas Barbéy Creates a World All of His Own
Alter-Ego Artist Self-Portraits
Juno Calypso Explores Femininity Through Her Character Joyce
Posture-Improving Mirrors
Miior Designs Makes Makeup Application Much Simpler
Photorealist Wildlife Paintings
Lucas Grant Displays Untamed Animals Using Charcoal, Ink and Oil
Cartoon Wallpaper Portfolios
Fabricio84's Pixar Backgrounds Are Modeled After Movie Characters
DIY Dripping Mascara Lashes
KlairdeLys Teaches How to Create Black Tears Eyelashes
Enthralling Plastic Sculptures
Sayaka Ganz’s Turn Everyday Plastic Utensils into Frenzied Ar
Blooming Cadaver Art
The Linda Tsai Leather Skull Sculptures are Hauntingly Beautiful
Carved Pencil Lead Sculptures
These Pencil Lead Sculptures are Immaculately Detailed
Living Material Modern Homes
The DAPstockhom Villa Midgard is Made From Organic Materials
Exaggerated Cotton Candy Knitwear
The Sibling Fall/Winter 2013 Collection Keeps Winter Warm
Digitized Couture Captures
The Men Novembre Magazine Editorial Features Haute Styling
Printed Statement Menswear
The Alvin Kean Wong Designare Homme Editorial is Eye-Catching
Knotted Hair Sculptures
Artist Yuni Kim Lang Draws on Folklore and Superstitions
Candidly Explanatory Illustrations
Cheslo Uses Cartoon Art to Respond to Interview Questions
Insect-Winged Wall Clocks
The Time Flies Clock is a Visual Pun that Reminds You to Have Fun
Celebrity Menswear Campaigns
The Mr. Porter 'The Look' is Now Featuring Chase Crawford
Seemingly Huge Stiletto Sculptures
These Colossal Shoe Design Art Installations are Deceptive
Prismatic Sporting Depictions
These Charis Tsevis Olympic Paintings are Capitivating
Zany Patchwork Menswear
The Martine Rose Autumn/Winter 2013 Collection is Daring
Highlighter Tape Installations
Megan Geckler Flagging Tape Art is Exquisite
Bold Balancing Sculptures
Fabien Merelle's Pentateuque Piece Depicts Notions of Weight
Golden Lock Photoshoots
The Photo Series Starring Yana Shmaylova by Zhang Jingna is Glamorous
Colossal Matchstick Sculptures
Wolfgang Stiller Created Life Out of the Burnt Match Surfaces
Spellbinding Swirl Installations
Artist Heike Weber Creates Mesmerizing Designs Using Markers
DIY Time Travel Mirrors
This DIY Display Transforms Ordinary Mirrors into Portals
Interactive 3D Artwork
The Magic Art Special Exhibit Encourages Playful Antics
Doorknob Light Installations
The Borchia by Attico Provides Stud-Like Wall Lamps
Inside-Out Light Fixtures
The White Lamp by RecUPAtiNe Features Light Bulbs Used as the Shade
Eclectic Designer-Decorated Hotels
Hotel Modez Uses the Talents of 30 Fashion Designers
Kaleidoscopic Cosmetic Campaigns
The Sephora 'Where Beauty Beats' Series is a Bold Neon Makeover
Citrus-Hued Explorer Runways
The Topman Fall/Winter 2013 Collection is Impeccably Layered
Monochromatic Modular Architecture
The Joel Tjintjelaar Photography Explores Abstract Expression
Intestine Exposing Sliced Statues
Cao Hui Gives His Fragmented Sculptures Anatomical Body Parts
Topographical Tape Carvings
Takahiro Iwasaki Creates Miniature Sculptures From Unlikely Materials
Geometrical Glass Furniture
Isom Tables by Sebastian Scherer Incorporate Cubist Forms into Decor
Airport Time-Lapse Videography
Cy Kuckenbaker Captures Five Hours of Arrivals in 30 Seconds
War Vehicle Wallpapers
Scott Waters Paints Lifelike Transports over Ornate Flowery Backdrops
Arboreal Silhouette Decor
Create a Colorful Forest at Home with the Swedese Metal Tree Design
Behind-the-Wall Lamps
The Peel Wall Light Reveals a Luminous Hidden World
Delicate Elephant Artworks
Tightrope by Anastassia Elias is Made Out of a Mess of White Thread
Paintable Install-Friendly Wallpapers
Tempaper is a Self-Adhesive Wallpaper That Peels Smoothly
Perplexing Passage Photography
Hossein Zare Photography Explores Pathways
Airborne Pooch Photo Shoots
The NOTPuppy of the NOTCOT Blog is Captured Diving for Balls
Snowy Soviet Portraits
The Cold Breeze Ann Mikitiuk Editorial Features Winter Couture
Bulbous Disaster Lighting
The Meltdown Lamp by Johan Lindsten Pays Tribute to Fukushima
Vibrant Fossil Sculptures
Mount Your Maker by Stephan Alexander Modernizes Primal Art
Mid-Action Comic Illustrations
Gaikuo-Captain's Images Mirror Classic Marvel Scenes
Disney Paper Dioramas
These Three-Dimensional Disney Sculptures Are Made of Paper
Giant Pencil-Sketched Posters
The 'Elephants' Mural by Adonna Khare is Astounding in Its Intricacy
Sci-Fi Angular Abodes
The Hironaka House by Ken Yokogawa Brings Bold Architecture to the Suburbs
Red-Topped Museums
The D.Gallery by Point b Design is a Nature-Surrounded Art Wonder
Weather Distorted Facades
The Brisbane Airport Kinetic Parking Garage Transforms with Wind
Stairway-Mimicking Lamps
The Spiral Staircase Lighting by .PSLAB is Strikingly Sculptural
Vibrant Feline Cosmetic Collections
The Sephora Hello Kitty Collection is Charming
Fluid Photo Manipulations
Nadia Wicker Modifies Images to Achieve a Watercolor-Like Effect
Lovely Literary Sculptures
These Paper Sculptures by Cecilia Levy Are Literary Works of Art
Unabashedly Chromatic Couture
This Diver and Aguilar 'Colorama' Editorial is Bold and Colorful
Hyper-Realistic Fingerpaintings
The Chuck Close Fanny/Fingerpainting 1985 Portrait is Sensational
Psychedelic Circular Illustrations
Orestis Lazoura Art Works are Multimedia Manifestations
Three-Dimensional Pencil Art
Nagai Hideyuki Makes the Page Come Alive
Calculated Liquid Drop Photos (UPDATE)
Corrie White Creates Wonderful Art with Drop Photography
Fluorescent Light Sculptures
Hitoshi Kuriyama Creates New Life Through an Illuminated Chaotic Mess
Sobbing Youngster Sculptures
Artist Laura Ford Captivates with 'Weeping Girls' Sculptures
Animated Inanimate Object Art
Bence Bakonyi's Modern Levitation Paints an Eerie Picture
Geometric Illusion Menswear
The Marcos Paulo Piccoli 'Geometric Desert' is Mind-Boggling
Daring Photographer Commercials
This Canon: Inspired Commercial Shows Photographers Taking Chances
Surrealist Amphibious Furniture
The Maximo Riera Toad Sofa Mimics a Leaping Frog
Mechanical Meditating Sculptures
Artist Wang Zi Won Explores Relationship Between Man and Robot
Culture-Infused Toy Exhibitions
Gabriele Galimberti's Work Exhibits Cultural Differences
Fictional World-Blending Ads
The Madrid Book Publisher Association Campaign Encourages Reading
Eccentric Embroidered Menswear
The U.SSKB x Dr. Romanelli Collection is Biker Inspired
Storytelling Graphic Wallpaper
Interactive Children's Art at Ormond Street Children's Hospital
Artist-Designed Wall Decor
The Lisa Congdon for Hygge & West Collection is Modern and Geometric
Floating Waterfront Museums
The Astrup Fearnley Museet is Set in Oslo's Canals
Hypnotically Kaleidoscopic Wallpapers
Karim Rashid’s Wallpapers Bring Digital Utopia to Inte
Vibrant Artistic Atlases
The AudreyDeFord Watercolor Map Print is Gorgeously Rendered
Puzzle Piece Plates
The 'Altered Perspectives' Collection by Little Owl Designs Transforms Dishes
Inverted Mountain Ceilings
'If Dogs Run Free' Bar Houses a Space for Artistic Expression
Sin-Inspired Accommodations
The Vice Versa Hotel Encourages Guests to Indulge in Debaucherous Acts
Playfully Contextual Dioramas
Matthew Palladino Uses Enamel and Plaster to Create Vivid Artwork
Intricately Carved Pencil Sculptures
Cerkahegyzo Creatively Redefined the Common Surface into Art
Crocheted Food Sculptures
UK-Based Artist Kate Jenkins Knits Delicious Dishes
Holiday Machinery Jingles
Alphabet Photography Bangs Out Workplace Christmas Carols Using Machines
Wiry Minimal Stairs
The House C Staircase Extremely Modernizes an Original 1900 Mansion
Digital Painting Projects
Justinas Krasuckas Explores the Infinite Power of Tech Art
Geometric 2D-Like Accessories
The Cuboid Jewelry Collection by Shimell and Madden are Dimensional
Captivating Checkerboard Constructions
BTV Branch Innsbruck by Rainer Köberl Boasts a Chic Fa
Double Helix Balloon Sculptures
This 10,000 Balloon Double Helix Sculpture is an Ode to Science
Futuristic Face Paint Ads
The Wrong Weather Spring/Summer 2013 Campaign Shows Modern Minimalism
Architecture-Inspired Menswear
The Frankie Morello Fall/Winter 2013 Collection is City-Chic
Sable Sea-Life Seating
The Whale Chair by Maximo Riera is a Stunning Furniture Piece
Geometric Lighting Photography
The Series by Carl Kleiner for FLOS is Clean and Vibrant
Subdued German Menswear
The A Kind Of Guise 2013 F/W Preview is Aesthetically Pleasing
Adventurous Animal Hangers
The West Elm Safari Hooks Bring the Excitement of Safari to Your Home
Subtle Sliding Bathroom Mirrors
The Ray Mirror Has a Ton of Storage and a Low Profile
Floral Starburst Lighting
The Pistillo Lamp is an Explosion of Light and Shadow on Your Wall
Power-Provoking Paintings
Artist Zach Johnsen Packs His Artwork with Violent Images
3D Typography Furnishings (UPDATE)
These Sascha Grewe Designs Let You Spell While You Sit
Playfully Understated Artworks
The Minimal Screen Prints by Andrew Neyer are Simplistic
Inflight Fowl Timepieces
The Swallow X Clock Features a Winsome Wall-Bourne Bird at Each Hour
Springing Stunt Scooters
JumpX Kick Scooters Make for Super High Leaps and Bounds
Orante Surrealist Series
'The Surrealist Ideal' by Erik Madigan Heck Boasts Katrantzou's Fashions
Compact Equipment Carriers
The Incase DLSR Pro Pack Allows You To Easily Transport Your Gadgets
Detective Tool Reflectors
Me Mirrors by Mathias Hahn Let You Scrutinize Yourself from All Angles
Forest Creature Reflectors
These Animal Mirrors Have Fetching Frames of Furry Fauna Faces
Artistically Interactive Mirrors
Daniel Rozin's Abstract Installations Respond to Motion
Fuzzy PET Timepieces
The Felt Clock by Sebastian Herkner is a Lovely and Soft Interior Accessory
Subway Track Jumping Photography
The Allen Ying 145th Street 43 Images Feature Boarders Mid-Air
Magnificently Magnetic Fluids
Fraser Ross’s Magnetic Fluid May Sculpt a New Era for Art
Hungover Christmas Remixes
This 12 Days of Christmas Remix Follows Every Stage of a Hangover
Celestial Ambiant Lights
The Total Eclipse Lamp is Astronomically Superior in Creating Atmosphere
Intricate Cityscape Illustrations
Abi Daker Specializes in Detailed Freehand Drawings
Quirky-Cornered Mirrors
The Antipodi Collection Features 3D-Printed Corners for Easy Interaction
Vintage Furniture Animal Art
Marc Sparfel Transforms Trash Into Creative Artistic Sculptures
Animal-Inspired Office Supplies
The Jac Zagoory Staple Removers Will Add Whimsy to Your Desk
Dripping Destruction Software Effects
Melting Pagoda Uses Fluid Simulation for Dramatic Demolition
Condensation-Covered Reflectors
The Pretty in Prison Mirror is Polished to a Dull Sheen
Ultra-Minimalist Flip Mirrors
This Flip Mirror by Javier Moreno Provides Ease of Mobility
Bulbous Humanoid Sculptures
John Rainey Explores Identity in Terms of Reality and Simulations
Sophisticated Linear Landscape Illustrations
J. Powers Bowman Creates Chaos from Simple Patterns
Hedgehog Auto Advertising
Volkswagen Uses a Hedgehog to Advertise its Park Assist Feature
Bone-Crushing Rugby Commercials
The Rugby Football League Releases New Ad for 2012 Playoff Season
Fantastically Clear Shower Mirrors
The Fogless Bathroom Mirror is Essential for a Clear Look
Intricate Cement Carpets
The Concrete Rug by Alex Chinneck is Inspired by Oriental Designs
Serene Waterfall Paintings
Hiroshi Senju Pours Paint Down to Embody a Waterfall
Remixed TV Painting Shorts
PBS Digital Studios Creates a Bob Ross Tribute Video
Film-Inspired Animations
See New York City Animation Like Never Before
Gender Reversed Video Games
This Hacked Donkey Kong Lets You Play as the Princess Instead of Mario
Multi-Megaphone Sculptures
The Ark of Many Voices by Marco Monterzino Symbolizes Protests