Mind-Boggling Illusions of Space Created with Colorful Tape by Damien Gilley

Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural installations that quickly redefine space through the use of optical illusions. By combining math with various materials including paint, masking tape, drywall, vinyl, wood, and foam core, he finds all kinds of ways to alter his viewers' perceptions of reality. The installations, which feature fake walls extending out from real walls, tape drawings, and imaginary hallways emerging off of flat surfaces, are Gilley's attempt to "reconfigure the built environment to provide alternative viewing experiences that complicate rational space."

 

The Oregon-based artist doesn't limit himself to four enclosed walls. He finds ways to travel beyond the limitations of architecture and he invites his viewers to come along for the visually intriguing experience. Each of Gilley's constructed walls are purposefully placed to react naturally with the existing interior and, from a distance, it's quite difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. All of his deceptive, incomprehensible spaces are simply mind-blowing!

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to view more project of artist http://www.damiengilley.com/

it do inspire me more on the installation art..

progress... 29 sept

Basically i have done doing the research about illusion in architecture and categories it in few type..

But now my problem is there are lack of some standing point of me to the tittle. As my 1st proposal for learning agreement i state that my aim is to determine methods of illusions utilized in architecture and how it affect to architecture design. By that my objective is

>To understand the essential trick or theory of optical illusion.
>To examine the potential uses of optical illusion in contemporary design. 
>To investigate the impact of different element of illusions methods bring to architecture.

what should i improve to make my statement stronger?

In another hand, there is another new optional for student to choose what format to present the research project whether in a traditional writing formal or a design based project.

Lecturer have suggestion for me to try out the design based project as my tittle is illusion in architecture, there is more easy to present and make people easy understanding in a installation art or other media rather then a writing format. 

I appreciate and agree to the suggestion... but some how i have my consideration. Cause this is a very new format to the subject... there is no other senior work that can let me to have a reference.. 

I have a very rough idea to present the tittle through installation art. First, i can  use some trick of illusion to make a small space look bigger than what it is, for example by using mirror. But the cost to spend also a consideration for me... there might be a lot of mirror needed to present the work and it will be cost a lot to done the work.

Or is that i can do the space in a smaller scale model? or through 3D software? I need a long discussion before decided which method to present my research project...

Introduction

The dissertation title that i have choose is Illusion in Architecture... this topic actually was derive from some thought of me about photography. At the early stage for this assignment, i have totally no idea what topic should choose for the dissertation, and lecturer has advice us should think about your interest so from there you might get some clue for the title.

He asked us what is your interest? Photography .
What do you think about photography, why you like it? (Think) yes, i like photography because a same object that we see... by different people different angle we get different outcome. From my answer... i get a key word.. perspective of view !

Then, my brain is start to run run run... it remind me of a previous lesson in Design history. Its about the Parthenon, how the Greeks ancient use optical illusion. They built their temples so that the roof was slanted. This gave the illusion that the temple was actually standing straight. They also made the column bulge so that from a distance they would look perfectly proportioned.

Finally, i decided my tittle  : Illusion in Architecture! There are more a lot of illusion trick have been use in architecture and that is what i need to find out and analysis how the technique would help in enhancing architecture.
 

optical illusion museum