Op Art 8

Illusion design works that look like op art. Please note that this page could make you feel sick.

since November 15, 2010



"Music: Infinite"

The image appears to scintillate (scintillating grid illusion).

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (September 13)



"Music"
(a remake)

The image appears to scintillate (scintillating grid illusion).

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (September 13)



"Sensory points"

The image appears to scintillate or move.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (July 22)



"Big Bang"

The image appears to scintillate or move.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (July 10)



"Cooling water"

Something appears to run in each ring (the Enigma illusion).

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (May 2)



"Global eruption"

Something red appears to scintillate in black dots arranged regularly in the inner blue circle, which appears to move.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (May 14)


"Scintillating hearts"

Hearts appear to scintillate.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (February 23)


"Brain activity: a coronal section"

"Neurons" appear to scintillate with illusory red or white.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (December 11)

This effect is a variant of the Bergen illusion (Bergen, 1985).


"Brain activity at night: a coronal section"

"Neurons" appear to scintillate with illusory blue or black.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (December 11)

This effect is a variant of the Bergen illusion (Bergen, 1985).



"Neuron activity"

White stars appear to be scintillate (Bergen illusion: Bergen, 1985).

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (December 11)



"Solar panels"

White dots appear to be scintillate (scintillating grid illusion: Schrauf et al., 1997).

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (November 20)


scintillating grid illusion



"High-rise apartment"

Rows of three crosses appear to be scintillate in the peripheral vision.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (November 15)



"Road-cleaning"

Blobs that appear to drop at crosses appear to be cleaned when observers direct their eyes to them.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2010 (November 16)


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