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  Ambiguous Art
AhaAmbiguous images show more than one thing at the same time. It's an image which shows more than one thing, as a whole. In fact this is the most amazing form of a hidden image. What you see depends on the way you look. They are also called metamorphic images.
Zoo face - Rating

Zoo face A whole zoo of animals is used to assemble the portrait of a man. There should be 30 animals.
Number of ratings : 219.
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Cat or couple - Rating

Cat or couple This couple dining at a table has the shape of a cat's head when looking at the smaller picture.
Number of ratings : 124.
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Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach - Salvador DalíRating

Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach At the same time a table with a fruit dish, a scene at a beach, a dog (looking to the right), and a face looking towards you ! You may not like the work of Dali, but this is actually an amazing achievement : four different scenes in one painting ! This is also the most requested poster by far.
Number of ratings : 95.
Rate Rate :: Year : 1938 :: Poster Poster
Reversible goblet - Edgar J. RubinRating

Reversible goblet Do you see a blue vase, or two red people talking to each other ? The image will probably switch while you are looking at it. This is the most commonly known example of an ambiguous image.
Number of ratings : 47.
Rate Rate :: Year : 1915
Real Reversible Goblet - Rating

Real Reversible Goblet This is one of the most common examples of ambiguity, now in a "real life" version. In the contours of this vase you can see the profile of two faces looking at each other. When this vase is turned around its axis, you should even see the faces talking to each other.
Number of ratings : 52.
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Arrows - Rating

Arrows Blue arrows pointing to the right . . . But also red arrows pointing to the left !
Number of ratings : 48.
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B 13 - Rating

B 13 Reads A, B, C horizontally and 12, 13, 14 vertically. An absolute classic in any psychology book I've ever seen.
Number of ratings : 47.
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The Playful EyeThe Playful Eye
Is it a crone or a lovely lady? A dapper man with a ascot or a toothless old geezer? Things are not always what they seem at first glance...or even at second or third. The Playful Eye is a virtual feast of games and visual tricks gathered from around the world.
Seeing DoubleSeeing Double
Seeing Double is about all the ambiguous stuff you can find here. The ambiguous images are shown together with the upside-downs which you'll also find somewhere else on this site.
 
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All M.C. Escher works © 2003 Cordon Art - Baarn - Holland. All rights reserved. Used by permission.