Help by Hamza Kulenovic

"IF THERE IS MAGIC ON THIS PLANET IT IS CONTAINED IN WATER."

- Loren Eiseley

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“Impossible Figures” Minimalist Posters by  Éric Le Tutour

An Impossible Figure is an optical illusion in which a physically impossible three-dimensional object is depicted in two-dimensions. Humans have a natural tendency to try to interpret drawings as three-dimensional objects, which is why when viewing an impossible figure, you may feel confused or find the image unsettling! 

Reutersvärd’s Triangle and the Penrose Triangle were first created by graphic artist Oscar Reutersvärd, the Impossible Cube (the kind of Necker Cube portrayed on the poster) was invented by M.C. Escher for his artwork Belvedere, and the Penrose Stairs were created by psychologist Lionel Penrose and his mathematician son, Roger Penrose. (The Penrose pair also created the Penrose Triangle independently from and later than Reutersvärd.) These inventors clearly show that “impossible objects are of interest to psychologists, mathematicians and artists without falling entirely into any one discipline”. Source. 

More pictures of these awesome minimalist posters can be found here. Find more work by Eric Le Tutour at his site www.ericletutour.fr/!

photography by nicolaslenatti

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