Cuando hablamos de ilusiones ópticas, hay quienes creen que se requiere un concepto sumamente elaborado para poder engañar al ojo humano. Sin embargo, suelen ser las cosas más simples las que genera un efecto más fuerte. En este caso, la artista Katy Ann Gilmore utiliza principios matemáticos y perspectiva forzada para lograr efectos increíbles. Te mostramos algo de su trabajo:

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This week I completed a mural at @truecar. Here’s little detail shot! Although small, it was one of my biggest architectural challenges to date. I worked with windows, soffits, and a crazy concave to convex then back to concave corner. As always, I wanted to create an environment that makes you question how you’re interpreting the space around you. Because of these challenges, I was able to implement a couple new ideas along with some long-standing ones. There was so much calculation and mathematics involved in this one – time for a nap 😂😴 (zoom in – I’m super happy with that clean cut between the black and grey 🤤🔪)
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Nov 29, 2018 at 6:43pm PST

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This week I completed a mural at @truecar. Here’s little detail shot! Although small, it was one of my biggest architectural challenges to date. I worked with windows, soffits, and a crazy concave to convex then back to concave corner. As always, I wanted to create an environment that makes you question how you’re interpreting the space around you. Because of these challenges, I was able to implement a couple new ideas along with some long-standing ones. There was so much calculation and mathematics involved in this one – time for a nap 😂😴 (zoom in – I’m super happy with that clean cut between the black and grey 🤤🔪)
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Nov 29, 2018 at 6:43pm PST

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View looking up the stairs of my mural “Passage” completed last week at @9thandthomas in Seattle. Thanks @kc4culture and @gage_gage_gage for bringing me onboard! ☺️
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Aug 6, 2018 at 8:45pm PDT

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Part of the mural I’m completing at the soon-to-open @sweetgreen in DTLA! This bright light reflects from the adjacent wall, and it’s fun that it follows to the vanishing point as well. I’m 99% complete, and can’t wait to share final photos! The exterior mural is around 50’ x 12’, and then the interior (composed of one wall on the patio and one inside) is 14’ x 15’ and 14’ x 20’. Big thanks to @artshare_la x @streetarthouse for the project!Check out my story for a more comprehensive view of the progress!
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Jul 5, 2018 at 8:59pm PDT

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My favorite piece from my show currently up at @denk_gallery. “Catenary Skew Number 2”, 40 in x 90 in. This one gets super wonky and flattened as you walk around it…and floats between looking concave and convex. It’s headed to a new home after the exhibition! 💙 Only one more piece is available, and one is on hold – contact info@denkgallery.com with any interest (click the link in my bio to see the press release and scroll through to see the work). Check out the exhibition in person through July 7! 😁
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Jun 12, 2018 at 2:17pm PDT

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Spending a peaceful late morning by the water ☀️ Really into this dark maroon/purple-almost-black background on this shape 😊
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Jan 29, 2018 at 1:00pm PST

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Finished view of the wall for @vans! Thanks for letting me draw all over your walls guys 😊 I had so much fun with this one! Swipe through for a couple more views, and to see how it wraps around the corner.
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Jan 16, 2018 at 6:02pm PST

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I'm slowly getting back to work after moving and organizing! First step is sorting through shapes I made over the summer, like this lil guy at Kings Canyon, to see what is worth pursuing on a larger scale. 🤗
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Oct 3, 2017 at 6:52pm PDT

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What I worked on this week! So excited to have "Catenary Galaxy (Iteration 2)" in its new permanent home in Munson Chapel at @azusapacific in Azusa, CA. I went to grad school here, so I'm honored to do this install! I'm really happy with how this came together – I modified "Catenary Galaxy" from my solo show in May to fit the dimensions of this space. The sculpture itself is about 10' x 12.5' x 10', and made of rubber cord, monofilament, and screws. It was quite a challenge to hang and ensure that everything stayed untangled, so I had the help of two great assistants! The part behind me is installed flat on the wall, and the other part extends out 12.5'. I'll probably be inundating you with all views to get a better idea of the piece. // It's fun to look back and see how ideas develop. I started thinking about ideas similar to this in 2011, and made a 3D piece along this concept shortly after in early 2012. In 2013/14 for my MFA thesis, I used monofilament to create gaps in steel ball chain, and this led to thinking about how to suspend these catenaries to make them feel more like lines drawn in the air. I started developing this particular piece in late 2016 / early 2017, and was finally able to use that knowledge and maturation of an idea over time. Sometimes an idea takes awhile to simmer and goes through stages and iterations until you find one that really clicks!
A post shared by Katy Ann Gilmore (@katyanngilmore) on Aug 18, 2017 at 11:37am PDT

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Me when I saw Mt Shasta: 😍❤️🤤. I'm slowly making my way up to Seattle! I spent yesterday in San Francisco, then stopped too many times to stare at Mt Shasta, and now I'm in central Oregon. I loveeee solo road trips. I've just been listening to music, podcasts, silence, y hablando español en voz alta. Había un tiempo cuando podía hablar español con fluidez. Pero no he hablado mucho hace 7 años. Pasé un rato en la República Dominicana, y allá fueron establecidas mis habilidades. No vienen tan fácilmente las palabras y por la mayoría no las vienen sin pensar. Y cometo más errores que antes. Pero todavía partes de mis sueños son en español, y trato de tomar ventaja de cada oportunidad para practicar…jajaj y una de las maneras es hablar en voz alta mis pensamientos cuando estoy manejando. Y escuchar podcasts…Alguien tiene una sugerencia de podcast o algo así en español?
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