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G.A.S.
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Thoughts of an invasive op artist... Check out my creations and see reality from a different angle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g.sarcone/
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 20
The port of Genoa and its gulf stretch before me, quiet in this moment, as I sit on my balcony with a glass of red wine in hand. Soon, the Christmas and New Year celebrations will light up the season, and this year, heavy with wars and conflicts, will fade into its final rest...
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 19
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: A 21-year-old student has successfully deciphered the first word from the…
A 21-year-old student has successfully deciphered the first word from the Herculaneum scrolls, which were charred during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 19
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: A Christmas Story: The Day I Didn’t Insured My Creativity One snowy…
A Christmas Story: The Day I Didn’t Insured My Creativity One snowy December, back when I was freelancing in Switzerland—land of precision, chocolate, and…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 19
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: Self-referential Me... Self-portrait mis en abîme, 1960 – Vivian…
Self-referential Me... Self-portrait mis en abîme, 1960 – Vivian Maier. Vivian Dorothy Maier (1926–2009) was an American street photographer whose work gained…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 19
"Magnetic Fluids"
A mixed-media op art piece featuring optical and kinetic effects: by focusing on the concentric golden rings, you may perceive a vibrating, fluid-like motion moving around.
Available as premium prints and canvases in my online gallery: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1198...
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 19
A fan just shared this amazing photo with me—my optical artwork Master of Numbers featured at the Museum of Illusions in Doha, Qatar!
This piece merges mystery with the brilliance of Einstein’s legacy. It’s available as high-quality prints in my gallery: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/2207...
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
From Hate to Pity
Sometimes, with a little distance, you end up feeling pity for the people who’ve wronged you. It’s not really about understanding them, but more about feeling sorry for their stupidity. You start to realize that for some people, even being hated would almost be a badge of honor.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
Fermat thought he’d found a formula that generated only primes.
But after his death, Euler disproved him by factoring the "fifth Fermat prime":
2^(2^5) + 1 = 2³² + 1 = 4,294,967,297
Turns out, it’s not prime:
641 × 6,700,417
Only the first 5 Fermat numbers are prime. Beyond that, they’re composite.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
Ideal human proportions in motion
Vitruvian Man, seen from above while doing laps in his pool—because even a perfect body needs to stay in shape!
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: Heil Pretzel! Although displaying the swastika is unconstitutional in…
Heil Pretzel! Although displaying the swastika is unconstitutional in Germany, the promotional flags for "The Producers" musical in Berlin actually featured…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
Life must go on...
Photo by Sarah Hamm.
Rosa Camfield, pictured here holding her great-granddaughter, was a teacher born in 1913 who spent much of her life in Michigan. Life is a strange journey where one day feels like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a single day.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
An example of an average dad who would do anything, as long as it makes his little one laugh. Because, in the end, isn't that the true meaning of life?
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 18
This is one of my many variations of the dynamic Müller-Lyer illusion. All the radial color segments are always the same length, and it features a striking dynamic 'neon color spreading' effect.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
Transforming a series of concentric circles (A) by sliding the CENTER of each along a line, which can be straight, curved, or broken, forming shapes like a circle, a triangle, etc., or, as in our case, a square (B). The final configuration will create a spiral appearance (C).
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
Season's Greetings!
Wishing you an amazing Holiday Season with your loved ones. Check out one of my latest optical illusions of the year. And yes, you read that correctly—there’s NO RED in this picture, only shades of gray and green!
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
The web before the net: a tangled mess of telephone lines at a Pratt, Kansas intersection, USA, 1911.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
Fish like glass catfish, lanternfish, and deep-sea species use transparency to help them survive in environments full of predators. By being transparent, they can avoid the need for complex coloring or camouflage, which saves energy and allows them to stay hidden or move more quietly.

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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
Mathematics in motion, a symphony of tiling and pattern. Like a serpent shedding its skin, transformation unfolds—endlessly renewing, eternally mesmerizing.
Video by Susanta Nanda

#snake #skin #maths
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
A pony in a multicolored pool in a forest... It could be the opening line of a fable. Feel like adding a short story to it?
Surreal photo by Jean-Baptiste Courtier.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
The Beauty and the Beast...
Photo by Walter Sanders, 1957
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
Year-end taxes got you broke? No worries! Here’s a genius Christmas gift for your kids: a classy disentanglement puzzle that’ll give their neurons a good workout.
Grab more awesome, wallet-friendly, brain-boosting puzzles here: archimedes-lab.org/workshopXmas...

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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 17
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: #italianlanguage #vernacularitalian #placiticassinesi #languageevolution…
The Birth of Italian Language "Sao ko kelle terre per kelle fini que ki contene trenta anni le possette parte Sancti Benedicti"—sounds like a riddle, right?…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 16
Soon, winter will arrive...
The swirls of a blue tit's song, a fleeting melody echoing through the crisp air.
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 16
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: #galileogalilei
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - "Sidereus Nuncius", Octavo, Venice, 1610. This engraving illustrates the Pleiades star cluster and is part of Galileo's…
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G.A.S. @gsarcone.bsky.social · Dec 15
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Gianni Sarcone on LinkedIn: The Nebra Sky Disc, discovered in 1999 in Germany, is the oldest known…
The Nebra Sky Disc, discovered in 1999 in Germany, is the oldest known depiction of the cosmos, dating to around 1600 BCE. Created by the Únětice culture, it…
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