ICP2016 Informal Illusion Designs

"Diversity in Harmony: Insights from Psychology" ICP2016 in Yokohama, Japan

Application of your illusion designs or trompe l'oiel artworks to this page is welcome! email to Akiyoshi

since October 5, 2011 ICP2016 Informal photos


for ICAP Japan Booth

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2014 (June 17)


Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2014 (June 17)


Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2014 (June 17)


Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2014 (June 17)



"ICP2016 'Welcome to Yokohama, Japan' fluttering heart illusion"

Hearts appear to move.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2013 (May 27)


"Rotating snakes"

(a remake in 2012)

Disks appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2003, 2012 (April 14)



"ICP2016 'Welcome to Yokohama' rotating illusion"

Disks appear to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2013 (May 27)



"ICP2016 Japan sliding illusion"

'ICP2016' appears to slide rightward while 'JAPAN' leftward.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (September 5)

This image was shown in an illusion book.

<April 8, 2013>



"Rotating snakes ICP2016"

Each disk appears to rotate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2012 (November 27); corrected May 12, 2013



"ICP2016 illusory contour motion"

'ICP' appears to slide leftward while '2016' rightward.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 16)



"ICP2016 image-based color constancy-demonstrating pop art-flavored illusion design"

The upper-left image is the original. In the upper-right image, dark yellow gives apparent red (Mt. Fuji icon) and light green renders apparent yellow (boats). In the lower-left image, orange shows apparent yellow (boats) and reddish-purple gives apparent blue (sea). In the lower-right image, light bluish-purple gives apparent yellow (boats) and dark reddish-purple renders apparent red (Mt. Fuji icon).

The original picture is "Kanagawaoki-namiura" (The Great Wave off Kanagawa) drawn by the most famous Japanese artist KATSUSHIKA Hokusai (1760-1849).

Produced by Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (August 9)



"ICP2016 Japan motion illusion"

Words or the background appear to move.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (August 1)



"ICP2016 Japan wave"

The image appears to wave.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 5)



"ICP2016 white-to-yellow illusion"

'I', 'P', '0' and '6' appear to be yellowish though they are white.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 5)



"ICP2016 YOKOHAMA chromatic Anderson illusion"

'ICP 2016 YOKOHAMA' in the left image appears to be yellowish while that in the right one appears to be basically purple, though they are just the same texture and color.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 5)


"ICP2016 lightness illusion"

The left 'ICP 2016 JAPAN' appears to be lighter than the right counterpart, though they are the same luminance gradient.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 6)


"ICP2016 color assimilation"

Concentric rings of words 'ICP 2016' appear to be spirals.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 6)


"ICP2016 neon-color-spreading-generated pincushion-grid illusion"

In the letters 'ICP', illusory light blue lines appear to run vertically and horizontally.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 6)



"Three heads and six bodies"

There are three heads and three pairs of legs, but six bodies are possible.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (March 2)



"ICP2016 Japan sliding illusion 2"

'ICP2016' appears to slide leftward while 'YOKOHAMA' rightward.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 7)


"ICP2016 spirals"

Concentric rings of words 'ICP 2016' appear to be spirals.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (October 6)


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