Optical illusion is a visual phenomenon that shows us an alternative reality through our imagination. When extended to photography, it gives rise to the optical-illusion pictures, which are a mesmerizing work of art. Eric Johansson is one of the most well-known artists in this field. Johansson is a photographer and retoucher from Sweden. He says that he uses photography as a way of collecting material to realize the ideas in his mind. The optical-illusion pictures that he creates are a combination of technique-driven photo manipulation and an excitingly creative thought.
Eric Johansson lives in Berlin, from where he has been creating some truly inspirational works. Most of his works are optical-illusion pictures that are being created with Photoshop. He manipulates the images, often combining them in creative ways. The optical-illusion pictures he creates are everyday scenes with a few, major twists. In his recent work, ‘The Architect’, he shows a man who is sitting in a house, searching for inspiration. The catch in the image is the illusion that the room creates.
Eric Johansson likes to capture ideas, instead of just moments, and this is quite evident through his work. If you watch the making of any of his optical-illusion pictures, you will realize how much more sense the photo makes after the entire idea comes together. To be able to think of this sort of a holistic approach gives you an indication of Johansson’s creative bent of mind.
Eric Johansson’s work is contradictory in nature to a very great extent. The optical-illusion pictures are unbelievable and reality-defying, yet the brilliant retouching gives it an almost real look. He even models in some depictions, like this one below, in which he is using his fist on his face. Some of his other optical-illusion pictures, which are either commissioned or personal, are here below:
1.Don't Look Back
2. Greenfall
3. Expecting Winter
4. Ground Breaker
5. Cut and Fold
6. Fishy Island
7. The architect
8. Set Them Free
Optical-illusion pictures, as you have seen now, are a strong way to develop not only your photography skills, but also to add a part of your raw creativity into the image. It is, after all, the best way to enhance an idea and create an illusion that is as close as possible to reality.
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