{"id":1521,"date":"2024-11-28T02:16:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2024-11-28T02:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:18:46","slug":"gliding-patterns-the-anomalous-motion-illusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/gliding-patterns-the-anomalous-motion-illusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Gliding Patterns: The Anomalous Motion Illusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let your gaze wander across the image below. Do the shapes in the first and third rows seem to subtly shift leftward, while the second and fourth rows appear to glide rightward?<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Gianni A. Sarcone, Gliding Patterns<\/em>, 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Now, let your gaze wander across the image below. Do the concentric circles appear to subtly counter-rotate?<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Gianni A. Sarcone, Counter-Rotating Circles<\/em>, 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Why do these static images appear to move? This perceptual phenomenon, known as \u201canomalous motion\u201d or \u201cperipheral drift illusion<\/a>\u201d, results from the interplay of color contrast, luminance<\/a>, and eye movements. It occurs due to a sawtooth luminance grating in the visual periphery<\/a>, where a sequence of contrasting colors transitions from light to dark. The speed of the perceived motion is influenced by the frequency of microsaccadic eye movements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1990s, I began creating many of these fascinating images, experimenting with patterns and contrasts to bring this mesmerizing effect to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fine art prints and merchandise of these mesmerizing pieces are available in my online gallery<\/strong><\/a>\u2014a perfect addition to any space!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let your gaze wander across the image below. Do the shapes in the first and third rows seem to subtly shift leftward, while the second and fourth rows appear to glide rightward? Now, let your gaze wander across the image… Continue Reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,32,220,29,27,28,25,38,33],"tags":[186,462,463,464],"class_list":["post-1521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animation","category-color","category-fashion","category-kinetic-art","category-kinoptic-art","category-op-art","category-optical-illusions","category-perception","category-science","tag-autokinetic","tag-peripheral-drift-illusion","tag-peripheral-vision","tag-self-moving-patterns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1521"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1530,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521\/revisions\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}