Gödel, Escher & Bach - Triplets Illusion
January 12, 2007 by Vurdlak
Visitor with user name giaN ewan mailed me bunch of illusions, where most of them already appeared on the site. However, this little picture triggered my curiosity. At first I didn't quite get it, but after some research I found the explanation. Boy was I surprised! Actually the initials you see at the back and beneath, are shadows of the object in the middle. Casting light from three different angles, exposes shadowy initials of Gödel, Escher and Bach! These are called "Ambiguous Objects", and appeared on the cover page of Douglas Hofstadter's bestseller.
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Very awesome. If you look at the blocks, you can see the B,G,E.
I get it. That is cool. Thanks.
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That's from the cover of a book! I've seen it somewhere in my dad's giant bookshelf, it's about the three of them apparently.
What a surprise today. This book, "Gödel Escher Bach", still lies close at hand. I just can't manage to work my way through it. But I've always been intruiged by the cover-illustration. Thanks.
I recall that the objects were carved from wood by Douglas Hofstadter, the author, himself. He also created a bunch of typefaces that allowed a word to be read backwards and forwards at the same time.