JOHN Lennon may be the only person you see in the picture at first glance, but look again.
This painting by artist Oleg Shupliak also works as an optical illusion with a few additional hidden characters.
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This image appears to be only John Lennon, but the other characters are hidden Credit: Oleg Shupliak
The painting was conceived as a tribute to the murdered singer.
Although it is a portrait, some parts of his body are located in the places where the other characters are.
Lennon’s face is split into two halves with two figures making up his eyes.
On the left is an angelic figure standing next to the golden and feathered wings that are part of the singer’s hair.
The person on the right is almost the exact opposite.
They are hunched over and covered in redness, bent into wings that are more like bats and black that make up the second part of Lennon’s hair.
The two are highlighted by halos that replicate the singer’s well-known circular-rimmed glasses.
In the middle of the picture there is another person between two opposite figures in a cloak.
He appears much smaller in comparison and appears to be a boy holding a guitar.
The boy also stares at the table with a blank paper and pencil on it.
He is said to possibly represent a young Lennon as he sits directly above the words “Imagine”.
The two opposite figures could represent the two sides of Lennon’s career.
During his time he made both lighter and darker contributions to the world of art.
In particular, the dark side could also highlight how premature the artist’s death in 1980 was.
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn