The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 17th, 2004
Byline: PHILIP HENSHER
Eyes, Lies And Illusions Hayward Gallery, South Bank, London until January 3 ***** Art Philip Hensher
The skill of fooling the eye isn't just a parlour game. It actually lies deep in the roots of Western art and, as far back as you go, you can find artists exercising their skill to produce what used to be called 'optical illusions'.
A more descriptive term would be 'delusions'; ways in which artists exploit the assumptions that the eyes readily make to create something that could not possibly exist.
Stories are told of ancient Greek artists who painted grapes so co...
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