Pareidolia effect examples using mushrooms
The subjects I used in these artworks are mushrooms. A mixture of the reishi and common wild mushrooms harvested from the Perdana Botanical Garden, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were used to produce these works. Through trial and error, I discovered that the cap of the reishi mushroom provided the best pareidolia effects. Whereas, the wild mushroom photograph when mirrored and repeated made a captivating otherworldly alternative universe.
Geometric patterns and shapes
In this series of imagery, I experimented with symmetry and balance. A single black and white photo is mirrored along the horizontal axis. If the arrangement of the elements on both sides of the center is interesting. I’ll further explore this with more repetition. Some of the artworks shown here are of a single photo repeated up to eight times.
Pareidolia effect
The pareidolia effect is a theme I’m exploring in my art practice, because I enjoy making geometric shapes and patterns out of randomness. Through experimentation with subjects of all matter types, I’ve found organic materials to be the most fascinating. Do you see faces in everyday objects? I’d be interested to hear what you see within the artworks included in this blog post. I see various shapes and faces that are pleasing. Yet, in some of the artworks the face shapes are spooky.
“Interestingly, many pareidolia objects not only resemble faces but also evoke specific mental or communicative content; for example, the facade of a building might appear to be staring back at you, and a bell pepper might have a happy look.”
Quote from a study published in the journal Psychological Science.
For more pareidolia effect examples these artworks might be of interest.
Artist: Tahnia Roberts ©2021
Category: Photography
Style: Fine art, abstract
Subject: Pareidolia and creativity
Medium: Digital, photo, black and white
Artist country: Malaysia
