--- title: "Optical Illusion Sculpture — Concept" description: "Sculpture that uses optical illusion as its primary medium rather than as a trick — central to Jonty Hurwitz's work, where perceptual distortion is the material" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. 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The illusion is integral to the work rather than incidental. ## Discussion Optical illusion sculpture uses visual ambiguity and perceptual phenomena as its core material. While artists have historically used techniques like anamorphosis, this contemporary practice treats the viewer's perception not as a target for a trick, but as the site of the artwork itself. The sculpture is thus a collaboration between a physical object and the viewer's brain. ## Featured in - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Jungle Secret, Stainless Steel And Matte Laminated Vinyl Print On PVC Board, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-31f02cea-7421-4d77-9eb3-c95d43e60a09-compressed-1778848719046.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) The Jungle Secret 2026 ](/edition/the-jungle-secret) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Home, Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-4d5aa287-b167-4591-a1ba-f2f368da963b-compressed-1778922518997.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Home 2026 ](/edition/home-edition-of-originals) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Reality Bath in Fuchsia, Copper, Paint & Stainless Steel, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d029d8a3-83e8-48f2-b1e7-db8c440a64cf-compressed-1779669546885.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Reality Bath in Fuchsia 2025 ](/edition/reality-bath-in-fuchsia) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Reality Bath in Ivory, Copper, Paint & Stainless Steel, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1ad35bc9-2943-4a9f-ab32-ae52aec354ed-compressed-1779669458082.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Reality Bath in Ivory 2025 ](/edition/reality-bath-in-ivory) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Time Flies When You're Having Fun, Thermoset Polymer And Aluminium, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1b6d41d4-e703-4b2a-9169-2d2614ea317c-compressed-1779366198984.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Time Flies When You're Having Fun 2025 ](/edition/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Body Obsessed World - Ladies, Bronze, 2025](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-2a8aad66-037b-46ff-8b65-f22576879811-compressed-1779669558677.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Body Obsessed World - Ladies 2025 ](/edition/body-obsessed-world-ladies) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Flicker of Form, Acrylic, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d0125b09-f6b6-488b-b729-7963bdc94a00-compressed-1778927982154.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Flicker of Form 2024 ](/edition/flicker-of-form) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Take the Shot by Hand, Copper, Sliver Paint, Stainless Steel And Acrylic, Pure Gold Leaf, Painted, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-b7603069-c799-4ad7-92b8-4c534dd8a9fc-compressed-1778927947009.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Take the Shot by Hand 2024 ](/edition/take-the-shot-by-hand) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Metamorphosis of Mariposa - Butterflies Hand, Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-2501850e-c27b-4b74-b257-ac5b6b2696b2-compressed-1779669491517.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Metamorphosis of Mariposa - Butterflies Hand 2024 ](/edition/metamorphosis-of-mariposa-butterflies-hand) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, From the Other Side, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1fa25d32-d756-4c65-9cf3-047968ba6395-compressed-1778676339873.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) From the Other Side 2024 ](/edition/from-the-other-side) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Frida - Noir, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Inkerials, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-36326d8f-b2f7-47ab-bdc3-a9c937f1ce95-compressed-1778922806494.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) Frida - Noir 2024 ](/edition/frida-noir) - [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, A Higher Perspective, Stainless Steel, Aluminium, Cotton Paper & Ink, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-f3968f69-0b7d-4701-8bd5-ba8fafb42d63-compressed-1778888086595.jpg?width=600&quality=75&resize=contain) A Higher Perspective 2024 ](/edition/a-higher-perspective) [← All concepts](/concepts) [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)