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This Artist Creates Amazing Optical Illusions Using Simple Lines
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This Artist Creates Amazing Optical Illusions Using Simple Lines

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Katy Ann Gilmore is a Los Angles-based artist. She has a degree in mathematics so it’s not hard to see where she takes most of her inspiration from – her works are highly detailed, rhythmic and symmetrical, much like an elegant equation.

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Since graduating in 2014, Katy’s works have been published in many galleries around the United States. She says she is heavily influenced by topography and the relationship between 2D, perpendicular planes and their distortions into 3D space. The author has a unique talent of turning simple 2D lines into dynamic works of art that we’re sure you’ll appreciate.

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The works are a genuine mix of art and mathematics, with all the angles and calculations needing to be carefully and precisely worked out. This can sometimes lead to Katy Ann feeling more like an engineer than an artist, but having seen the incredibly beautiful illusions that she creates in her murals we are sure you will agree these are truly works of art.

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Using basic concepts of geometry to slowly increase the scale of her works, she combines straight lines and curved contours to create patterns that confound the eye. The skill and dedication it must take to hand-draw each line accurately in pen is a testament to her artistic talent!

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She also modified her  first car: “This 2002 Nissan Maxima was my first car, and when I purchased a new vehicle, I decided to keep it as a project. Being an older car, the clear coat on the hood and top were mostly gone, so it was the perfect car to give a new paint job! Originally it was beige, so I sanded the entire surface, primed it, and then sprayed it black. Then I added the white lines on top and finished with a clear coat”

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MBZ MetalsmithArtist
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! I was thinking the same thing- OKGO I'm going to bring my son and his girlfriend to see them in concert in about a week...can't wait- they do an amazing show

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SykesDaMan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The last one (the car) didn't do it for me, but the rest ... Wow! I want to step into it (or dive, or glide, or...)! :)

Daria B
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It takes lots of patience to do that by hand. She's amazing.

Alexandru Bucur
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty cool, but painting the car in this fashion is not a good idea, because It's the equivalent of painting the car in a Dazzle camouflage pattern and will make it hard for other motorists to gauge your speed/heading and distance to you and could result in a crash.

Ryan Fink
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pure Genius!! Very creative while use geometry. Using both sides of the at the same time while keeping her hand steady. Bravo!!

diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is basically how you read a detailed map using 2D contour lines to translate into a 3D image of topography in your head.

Night Owl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. Amazing! And that car could cause some confusion on the road.

diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love this sort of style - reminds me of Bridget Riley "Op-Art"

diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

in the 1960's would have been enough to have made you think you were on LSD - when you werent

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Adam Alber
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5 years ago (edited)

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This isn't that impressive, but I guess because sh'e hot we have to like her art. Looks like privilege to me.

MBZ MetalsmithArtist
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! I was thinking the same thing- OKGO I'm going to bring my son and his girlfriend to see them in concert in about a week...can't wait- they do an amazing show

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SykesDaMan
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The last one (the car) didn't do it for me, but the rest ... Wow! I want to step into it (or dive, or glide, or...)! :)

Daria B
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It takes lots of patience to do that by hand. She's amazing.

Alexandru Bucur
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty cool, but painting the car in this fashion is not a good idea, because It's the equivalent of painting the car in a Dazzle camouflage pattern and will make it hard for other motorists to gauge your speed/heading and distance to you and could result in a crash.

Ryan Fink
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pure Genius!! Very creative while use geometry. Using both sides of the at the same time while keeping her hand steady. Bravo!!

diane a
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is basically how you read a detailed map using 2D contour lines to translate into a 3D image of topography in your head.

Night Owl
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. Amazing! And that car could cause some confusion on the road.

diane a
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love this sort of style - reminds me of Bridget Riley "Op-Art"

diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

in the 1960's would have been enough to have made you think you were on LSD - when you werent

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Adam Alber
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5 years ago (edited)

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This isn't that impressive, but I guess because sh'e hot we have to like her art. Looks like privilege to me.

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