OPTICAL ILLUSION ART

Abstract artwork featuring large red circles and ovals arranged in a pattern against a blue background, creating a concentric, tunnel-like optical illusion.
Optical illusion with black and white concentric circles creating a tunnel effect.

Optical art is a 1960s art movement born in Europe and characterised by the use of geometric patterns to exploit the relationship between the eye and brain, creating the illusion of movement or space. Playing with perception and creating effects such as movement, vibration, and warping, it explores how the eye reads an image, and the difference between ‘looking’ and ‘seeing’.

 

Looks can be deceiving!

 

"There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain and open to interpretation."

Bridget Riley (b.1931)

Person wearing headphones and holding a smartphone in a dimly lit room with blue neon lights and concentric ring patterns on the wall.
Four brown, ridged scallop shells on a blue surface, with one shell placed in a white egg carton next to a sale tag.

Egg Pastry reimagines a classic baked good through form and presentation.
Shaped like an egg, this delicate pastry features a soft, layered texture with a rich blueberry filling at its core.
Familiar yet unexpected, it plays with visual illusion while delivering a comforting, sweet bite.

  • Dairy, Egg, Gluten