Optical Illusion Art

Optical illusion art, or op art, is a category of art that focuses on tricking the eye. These graphic design images are unique modern prints that trick the mind and eye by the use of extreme perspectives, lines, and other artistic principles. Often, even when knowing that the image is an optical illusion print, the eye still can't pierce the initial perception of the work.

Many of works of op art are surreal images. These images re-arrange elements of real life and display them in a way that is strange or unexpected. These optical illusion prints, like 'Relativity' by M.C. Escher and 'Cinquenta...Tigre Real, c. 1963' by Salvador Dali are considered optical illusion art because of the many interpretations that can be made about these images.