{"id":2591,"date":"2026-11-09T21:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:08:42","slug":"corrugato-paradoxa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/corrugato-paradoxa\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrugato Paradoxa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A study of an impossible structure. A series of undulating, fluted columns forms a repeating pattern of convex and concave surfaces. Fine cross-hatching, warm sepia tones, and a soft blue background give the drawing a classic, timeless look.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Available as fine art and museum-quality archival prints in a range of sizes and formats. \u261e Explore the print options<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Look closely: convex surfaces turn into concave ones and back again, creating an apparent continuity that defies the logic of the structure. A geometric paradox that plays with our perception of form and space.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Available as fine art and museum-quality archival prints in a range of sizes and formats. \u261e Explore the print options<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There are many variations of this illusion in which the fluting of an architectural structure is manipulated to create optical effects. By playing with the rhythm, spacing, shading, and shape of the grooves, familiar architectural forms can be made to appear distorted or even geometrically impossible, as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A study of an impossible structure. A series of undulating, fluted columns forms a repeating pattern of convex and concave surfaces. Fine cross-hatching, warm sepia tones, and a soft blue background give the drawing a classic, timeless look. Look closely:… 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":[613,483,15,26,25,57,38,357,95],"tags":[729,169],"class_list":["post-2591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","category-art","category-curiosities","category-geometry","category-optical-illusions","category-paradox","category-perception","category-psychology","category-tromple-loeil","tag-impossible","tag-object"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591","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=2591"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591\/revisions\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giannisarcone.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}