Sun 13th May, 2007, Trompe l'optique

How the bean counters cope with stress


If you arrange your beans just right — so that the sunlight is hitting alternating batches from opposite sides, it’s soooo relaxing!

Wed 7th Mar, 2007, Trompe l'optique

There’s a hole in my weblog

This gulping wound is the creation of Hans Kuiper, a Dutchman whose website is a visual feast of “Tessellations (Tiles, Tessels or Regular Patterns), Infinity pictures, Optical Art, Minimal Art, Photiles, Optical Illusions, Islamic Art, Auto Stereograms, Company Logo’s, Quilt Patterns and Palindromes” and digital art inspired by his countryman MC Escher.

I’ve tried replicating some of his effects with Photoshop and ImageReady and I gotta tell ya, they’re a lot of work! Get your new company logo from Hans if you dare.

Sat 24th Feb, 2007, Trompe l'optique

Remember, you’re still in my power


Ah, haven’t had a good old-fashioned optical illusion hanging on the wall of Dali House in a long time. So relaxing!

Sat 27th May, 2006, Trompe l'optique, Julian Beever

Still Beevering away

Further to our recent envious mutterings about wealthy artists, Dali House’s American idol Terri submits evidence (see below) of just how simple it is for a skilled craftsman to come up with the filthy lucre.
It’s that chalk-covered Englishman Julian Beever again, who has tunnelled illusionary holes in this blog before. See the rest.

Sat 27th May, 2006, Trompe l'optique

Streams of subconsciousness


I think Bob Dylan’s got something to say about this …

People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah,
Makes you stop and all wonder why.
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Who just couldn’t help but cry.
Oh, this ol’ river keeps on rollin’, though,
No matter what gets in the way and which way the wind does blow,
And as long as it does I’ll just sit here
And watch the river flow.