Exploration of geometric, cognitive, physiological, and motion optical illusions.
A definitive architectural, historical, and geometric treatise on anamorphic art, Hans Holbein’s skull, Andrea Pozzo’s trompe-l’œil domes, Borromini’s Spada gallery, and the Ames Room.
A rigorous cognitive neuroscience analysis of geometric and cognitive optical illusions including the Müller-Lyer, Ponzo, and Hermann Grid.
An in-depth neurobiological and psychophysical examination of motion aftereffects, the Waterfall Illusion, Bridget Riley’s Op Art, and Kitaoka’s peripheral drift mechanics.
A comprehensive biological and neurological exploration of physiological illusions, photopigment bleaching, Troxler fading, opponent processes, and Edwin Land’s Retinex theory.