Here are two lovely illusions that only work when you are in exactly the right place. First, there is the impossible vase….
and @jbrownridge brought my attention to this great sculpture…
Which do you prefer?
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I prefer the sculpture as a piece of art more than an illusion – although it is in a strange location… Ive seen the vase somewhere before….
I prefer the second one, although they’re both very effective.
I prefer the sculpture – had more heft and “reality”. I think I saw this before. It’s a nice piece in the environment here (Netherlands IIRC).
I wonder how it was designed, e.g. to get the apparently perfect perspective and straight lines in the projection from that vantage point, and if there are others.
I prefer the sculpture, which is stunning. I would love to see that in real life – it screams out to be touched!
The vase is fun, but the sculpture is superb.
In a sublime way, I prefer the vase, as it is more accessible. Where in the world do I get one!
I would love to show it off to people who already think/know I’m a little kooky.
The second one. I’m pretty sure it’s somewhere in The Netherlands, and I think that the artist has done at least two versions. There’s a similar one (although the other way up) in a park in the town of Sassenheim.
See
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=6aa39937a982345b&resid=6AA39937A982345B!11146&parid=root
The second one, because it looks good from any angle, but amazing from one specific angle. The vase looks impossible from one angle and pretty horrible from any other.,
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It is interesting from any angle, but from the perfect angle, you see the brilliance of the design. It’s like finding a unexpected present.
The first is one-dimensional.
Oh, i love the sculpture!
And I am totally dissatisfied with simply looking at the picture–I need to walk around it and see it from every angle!
I hesitantly recommend taking a trip to it on Google Street View. If you Google Map ‘Ophoven’ (thanks Geoff) it’s a few yards south of the marker, in the middle of the dual carriage way. Unfortunately you’re restricted to about 3 views, none of which, unsurprisingly, do the business (but it’s difficult to resist trying!).
Love the sculpture… where is this, exactly?
I like the sculpture better than the vase as I won’t trip over it and it still looks good from the wrong angle.
OK, the sculpture is apparently not in The Netherlands, but in Belgium, in the village of Ophoven, and it’s by Mathieu Haemaekers.
See: http://www.planetperplex.com/en/item/unity/
I prefer the bottom one. What’s the second picture about?!
@Emma. The clue is in the title. It’s a view of the same object from a different vantage point.
I need that vase.
No doubt… the second! Two illusions–curves into straight lines and the apparently impossible 3d object.
I found this statue on Google maps!
http://maps.google.be/maps?q=ophoven+&hl=nl&ll=51.125775,5.802069&spn=0.015541,0.045447&sll=50.805935,4.432983&sspn=4.006108,11.634521&vpsrc=0&hnear=Ophoven,+Limburg,+Vlaams+Gewest&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.125559,5.802009&panoid=NEDFmuSmttNp_hebCssxFA&cbp=12,173.94,,0,16.01
It’s in Belguim.