An artist in Ireland creates mind-blowing optical illusions out of sand — and then watches them wash away. Manuel Frolich enjoys going to the beach, but he doesn’t just lounge around like most people.

Our eyes can frequently play tricks on us, but scientists have discovered that some artificial intelligence can fall for the ...

We love a nice optical illusion (if you hadn't noticed), and happily the internet is full of people creating little gems to trick our eyes. Anyone wanting to create their own won't want to miss this ...

The carved stone figure shows a mammoth from one aspect and a bison from another, mirroring the most famous ambiguous image of a rabbit and duck from the 1800s. Like many optical illusions, these ...

A colorful optical illusion has divided social media users once more as people debate which animal is actually displayed in the unfinished drawing. The viral graphic features a blue, purple and green ...

Optical illusions are older than you think. The first optical illusions date back to 20,000 BC and took the form of cave sculptings. Nowadays they are found all over the place – on screens, in books ...

An optical illusion video left thousands of people baffled – but can you figure out what’s going on? Adeline, who shares “surprising, unusual and weird art” on her Tiktok page, shared the optical ...

Geometric patterns have been used in art for centuries. They can be seen in the world’s greatest artworks, from Francisco José de Goya to Andy Warhol. “Geometric drawing is fun and rewarding,” says ...

Makeup is generally used to enhance natural beauty, but sometimes people unleash their creativity with it in a very unique ...

A shadow illusion produced by artist and video director Daihei Shibata (all images courtesy of the artist) For Japanese artist and video director Daihei Shibata, daily life offers innumerable ...

In his latest optical illusion, the street artist JR has ripped open the top of one of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. The work is part of a trail of large-scale sculptures and ...