Where does such a vivid artist go to find inspiration and relax? Check out this neat video!
Hikaru Cho
- Japan
- (art • body painting • Hikaru Cho • video • weird)
Don’t trust your eyes! Let these unique pieces of art challenge your perception of reality
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Kay
Mar 19, 2014
Getting tricked is usually no fun, but not in the case of brilliant art that tricks the eye. Take for instance, the work of Japanese art university student Hikaru Cho, an example of which is shown in the picture above. Does that look like an ordinary cucumber to you? We certainly wouldn’t blame you if you said it does, but read further to find out what the object really is!
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