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Artist Makes Optical Illusion Vases That Create Secret Images When Put Together (7 Pics)
There’s more than meets the eye about Greg Payce’s vases, because the true beauty of his work lies not in the ceramic itself but in the empty spaces in-between them.
Look closely to see what we mean. The artist has created a subtle illusion that uses the outer surfaces of his vases to draw secret faces and figures. His sculptures comprise a project that the Canadian ceramicist calls Alumina, and the idea draws inspiration from what’s known as Rubin’s Vase. In 1915 the Danish Psychologist Edgar Rubin created a series of two-dimensional drawings that played on the idea of hidden faces, and now Payce has reimagined that idea by bringing it to life in a three-dimensional form. It’s a truly positive use of negative space. (h/t: mymodernmet)
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Joanne Palmer 9 years ago
Brilliant Idea! Took me a minute to see it! Very unique and creative :)
Les Izmore 9 years ago
I first saw his work at the Calgary airport. Makes waiting for a plane more enjoyable
Seth Walker 9 years ago
While this is creative, the technique has been in use for centuries ans is known as the use of negative space: Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space Negative space, in art, is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space occasionally is used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image.
Joanne Palmer 9 years ago
Brilliant Idea! Took me a minute to see it! Very unique and creative :)
Les Izmore 9 years ago
I first saw his work at the Calgary airport. Makes waiting for a plane more enjoyable
Seth Walker 9 years ago
While this is creative, the technique has been in use for centuries ans is known as the use of negative space: Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_space Negative space, in art, is the space around and between the subject(s) of an image. Negative space may be most evident when the space around a subject, not the subject itself, forms an interesting or artistically relevant shape, and such space occasionally is used to artistic effect as the "real" subject of an image.
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