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itabar's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding. Printed on good quality paper with a fabulous assortment of optical illusions. I spent hours examining/admiring the artwork, then went back and read the book. I wasn't planning on actually reading it, but the author actually adds historical context and explains some of the images. Amazingly low price for the size of the book and the quality of the paper.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating! But I'm bummed that the website he refers to several times doesn't seem to exist.
ihuntsnarks's review against another edition
5.0
This has some fascinating pieces, and while Escher and Dali are mentioned in the title but it's definitely worth checking out the whole collection of artists featured for the artists whose work you might not have seen. Some of the optical illusions will make your head spin! I also loved this because some of these pieces I'd seen passed around on social media without accreditation (shocking, I know) and now I have seen the entire image of Sandro Del-Prete's "The Message of Dolphins" in addition to the center piece that gets shared online.
arbieroo's review against another edition
This is an excellent introduction to modern art that prominently features one or more types of visual illusion. A wide range of artists and techniques are show-cased. There is an introduction to each artist featuring some biographical information and discussion of the artist's motivations and techniques but really the images themselves are centre stage in this book.
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