David Whyte
Whyte uses this technique a few times in his work: he creates an illusion where a cube is textured with a “painting” of smaller cubes, that then move as if they were separate cubes. In actually exposing where the illusion breaks, Whyte is acknowledging the trick that gets the illusion to work. He takes the viewer through the magic of the motion but also lets them in on the secret.
Cindy Suen
Many of Suen’s looping GIFs create this illusion of an infinite assembly line process by having an object move across a path coming into frame in one form and then going out in another form (here, cleverly treating the computer screen as a frame itself). Let’s not think too hard about infinite production and consumption, and just appreciate how satisfying it is to watch an infinite stream of burgers get uploaded to the metaverse.
Lucas Zanotto
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Zanotto is a master of easing, which is what makes his looping characters appear like they are powered by momentum and creates that moment of tension as the motion approaches an inflection point and stands still for a moment before falling into the next movement.