I attended an interesting C3RI seminar today by Alessandro Soranzo, a SHU psychologist undertaking research within fine art.
I wont summaries his research except that it was concerned with visual perception and illusion, specifically how we 'read' what we see based on experience, and that this develops from childhood.
I wont summaries his research except that it was concerned with visual perception and illusion, specifically how we 'read' what we see based on experience, and that this develops from childhood.
This was an example he showed. Although playful, curious and not arousing fear, this sort of illusions falls partly into the uncanny for me as it sets us slightly at odds with ourselves - we like to feel we can trust what we see, that our perceptive kit works, and this brings reality into question.
This is very close to an illusion he showed. Only the background is different, the circles are identical.
The above all came from this site
http://people.cornellcollege.edu/dsherman/illusions/
http://people.cornellcollege.edu/dsherman/illusions/