Close your eyes and rub them for a few moments. You should start to see not only blackness, but a colorful display of patterns intertwining. You’re seeing with your eyes closed. But if you stretch out your hands to touch the colored orbs, you feel nothing but air.
What in an illusion? Is it a trick of the mind that makes you see things that actually aren’t there? Or could it, rather, be a tool for seeing something ordinary in a whole new light?
This mind trick found on AMW will leave you looking at your world in a whole new way.
View the following illusion below.
What do you see in this image? Is it a vase, or is it two people kissing?
With the use of positive and negative space, our whole perception is turned upside-down.
This one is trickier. Can you spot the baby in this photogrpah below?
If you find this hard, remember to use your understanding of positive and negative space.
Still can’t find it? Here’s a hint. The baby is hidden in the area marked by the red circle.
Amazing! Notice all the detail of the little baby, nestled in his tree. Artists have an extraordinary ability to spot what we would normally overlook. What else can you find in the objects surrounding you?
Looks are deceiving. We tend to assume that what we see in front of us as real. This gives us stability and predictability as we know what to expect of certain situations.
But have you witnessed a mirage while driving down a scorching hot road? Have you ever noticed faces in trees and in ordinary objects? The idea remains that there is far more to the world than we realize from mere appearances.
Take this knowledge and apply it to real-life. Some things we cannot see until we look from a fresh perspective.
Were you able to spot the baby?
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