Op Art 2

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

Access since September 25, 2004


"Sea urchins"

Sea urchins appear to shed light.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2005 (August 11)


"Blue scintillating dots"

Illusory blue dots appear to scintillate. See the Bergen illusion. By the way, why are they blue??

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2005 (April 21)


"Dizziness"

There appear anomalous motion illusion in the radial direction and illusory light spots.

Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2005 (April 15)


"Pins and needles"

There are Bergen's scintillating illusion and subjective color.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2005 (March 7)


"Encirclement"

The surrounding gree squares appear to scintillate and the inset appears to move.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2005 (March 2)

Anomalous motion illusion: Type IV


"Casino"

The image appears to scintillate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (November 9)


"A jellyfish"

The image appears to flutter and scintillate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (September 25)


"Activity of neurons"

Illusory light appears to be shed from datk-gray circles in the diagonal directions.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 18)


"A prison"

Blue circles appear to scintillate, though the blue circle seen at the fovea appears to be deep blue.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 17)


"Pachinko"*

*One of the games Japanese people prefer

Yellowish-green circles appear to scintillate. Moreover, rings of balls appear to rotate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (June 25)


"The green car"*

*The business class of the train in Japan

X-shape streets appear to scintillate. In addition, green ciecles appear to move outward.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (March 12)


"Blue LEDs"

Blue dots appear to emit light. The dot seen at the center of vision does not seem to emit light.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2004 (March 12)

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"Zabuton"*

*Japanese cushions

Red diamonds appear to scintillate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003


"Broadband"

Something appears to run along red tubes.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003


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"The scintillating red illusion"

Red circles appear to scintillate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (October 20)

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"The scintillating red illusion 2"

Red circles appear to scintillate.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003 (October 20)

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"A centipede"

Something appears to run through chromatically low-contrast regions. Moreover, gratings of chromatically low-contrast regions show illusory fluctuation.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003


"Color washing"

The figure appears to scintillate. Moreover, red appears to be purple-red in some places.

Copyright A.Kitaoka 2003


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