Jonathan Gardner’s paintings reference artists including Picasso, Magritte and even a smudge of Seurat. This cornucopia of 20th Century inspiration makes his work wonderfully stylised and surreal using an array of smooth, pastel tones. Depicting sporadically topless ladies smoking, playing tennis and admiring artwork, Jonathan’s painted worlds are collage-like with furniture and walls seemingly laid on top of each other. The use of simply oil paint adds to this flatness and removes any sense of perspective allowing the viewer to fully immerse themselves into Jonathan’s bizarre scenes.
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Escaping Eels From a Painting Optical Illusion
Good morning and welcome to another wonderful laid back Sunday! How do you all feel about the world of fine art? Have you all ever been to a great museum that features famous works of art? Well, today’s optical illusion is all about a lovely work of art that looks so real that the subject of the painting is actually escaping out of it! Everyone beware of these escaping eels! Who knew that an artist could create such a realistic painting of eels that they actually wake up and swim right off of the canvas?
Ready for another cool illusion? How do you all feel about the show Game of Thrones? Take a look at this optical illusion involving this popular tv show and their latest advertising campaign. If you all are a little confused about what is so special about this advertisement, just check out the stories and you will see they are all about the show! Sunday is a day for fun and relaxation, and taking it easy before the next work week begins. However you all are spending your Sunday, we hope you all enjoy it and stay tuned for another really cool optical illusion that is sure to stimulate your imagination and make you really think!
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