Gianni A. Sarcone

• Name — Gianni A. Sarcone • Born — 20 March 1962 • Birthplace — Vevey, Switzerland • Known for — Op art, optical illusions, visual creativity, and recreational mathematics • Occupation — Visual artist and writer • Website — http: www.giannisarcone.com/

G. Sarcone has authored and published numerous educational textbooks and illustrated books[18] in English, French and Italian on brain training and the mechanism of vision. He is the founder of Archimedes-lab.org[19] a consulting network of experts specializing in improving and enhancing creativity - for which he has been commended with a long list of accolades and awards, including the 2003 Scientific American Sci/Tech Web Award[20] in Mathematics and received recognition[21] in the US from: CNN Headline News, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and NewScientist.com.[22]

• Illustration — Sarcone's Puzzle (also known as Puzzle Quirinus or the Quadrix Puzzle), invented by Gianni Sarcone. A geometrically paradoxical puzzle made of 12 pieces. Sarcone has developed a number of visual puzzles, games, and conceptual objects that combine elements of geometry, color, perception, and philosophical reflection, often grounded in mathematical principles. • Quirinus – The Amazing Paradoxical Puzzle (1992) – A 16-piece geometric puzzle from the *Quadrix* series that presents a vanishing-area paradox: an additional square appears to fit within a completed shape without altering its perceived dimensions.[23] • TangraMagic Puzzle – A reimagined ten-piece tangram that introduces L-shaped elements and a small square to produce an optical illusion of area disappearance. The puzzle includes a 20-page illustrated booklet designed for educational and recreational use.[24] • Trama – A two-player abstract strategy game designed in the early 1990s. Played on a triangular board with black, white, and neutral gray pieces, the game introduces a shared neutral component that adds a layer of tactical depth.[25] • Architempo – The Hological Watch[27] – A conceptual watch using a two-color pattern to visually represent the passage of time in an hourglass-like display. Conceived in the late 1980s, the design explores alternative ways of perceiving time through graphical interaction.[26]

Some of Sarcone's artworks such as The Other Face of Paris[28] or Flashing Star[29] have gone viral on the Internet. His works were also presented in several national and international television programs, including 'Rai 3' Italy, 'RTL 9 Channel' France, 'TSR 1 Channel' Switzerland, and in the following TV series: • ‘Nippon Television Network’ / NTV (Japan): "Fukashigi"; Japanese: 不可思議探偵団 (2012). • ‘National Geographic Television’[30] (US): "Brain Games Science" (2014). • ‘Beyond Production’ PTY LTD (Australia): "Wild But True" – Season 1 (2014). • "Masahiro Nakai’s Useful Library";[31] Japanese: 中居正広の身になる図書館, a widely followed Japanese TV program (June, 2015).

• Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 1998, The Other Face of Paris (aka The Eiffel Girl), photograph, 66 x 91 cm, Private collection, Paris (France). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 2001, Master of Numbers, mixed media / collage, 76 x 76 cm, Museum of Illusions, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 2003, Hold on Tight, mixed media, 76 x 76 cm, Museum of Illusions, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 1997, Hypnotic Vibes, mixed media, 70 x 70 cm, Museum of Illusions, Ljubljana (Slovenia). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 2011, Apparition, mixed media, 122 x 122 cm, Museum of Illusions, Ljubljana (Slovenia). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 2013, Mystic Bat (aka Mystic Flying Bat), mixed media, 122 x 122 cm, Private collection, Florence (Italy). • Illustration — Gianni Sarcone, 1997–2021, Moona Lisa. A mosaic of lunar images that forms the iconic portrait of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa when viewed from a distance.

Sarcone has practiced and continues to practice various Martial arts and Combat sports, including Yoseikan budō, Kickboxing, Jujutsu), and holds a black belt in Taekwondo.[32]

What the record establishes about Gianni A. Sarcone is recorded with the occupation visual artist. Sarcone is recorded as writer, inventor, mathematician, artist and journalist.

G. Sarcone is the author (and co-author) of the following books: • Fantastic Optical Illusions: More Than 150 Deceptive Images and Visual Tricks, Carlton, UK, 2020,. • Ultimate Eye Twisters, Carlton, UK, 2019,. • Amazing Optical Illusions, Carlton, UK, 2018,. • Optical Illusions, QED Publishing, UK, 2017,. • You Can't Possibly Color This!, Moondance Press, US, 2017,. • How to draw incredible optical illusions, Imagine Publishing, US, 2015,. • Xtreme Illusions 2, National Geographic Kids, US, 2015, • Super Optical Illusions, Carlton Kids, UK, 2014, • Hidden Picture Puzzles, Imagine Publishing, US, 2014, • Optical Illusions: An Eye-Popping Extravaganza of Visual Tricks, Dover Publications, US, 2014, • Impossible Colouring Book: Can You Colour These Amazing Visual Illusions?, Arcturus Publishing, UK, 2014, • Make Your Own 3D Illusions - 3D illusions pack: All You Need to Build 50 Great Illusions, Carlton Books, UK, 2014, • Impossible Folding Puzzles and Other Mathematical Paradoxes, Dover Publications, US, 2014,

• Optische Rätsel, Bassermann Verlag, Germany, 2026, • Verbluffende optische puzzels, Deltas, Belgium, 2025, • Fascinantes illusions d’optique, Chantecler, Belgium, 2025, • Оптични илюзии, Publisher Фют, Bulgaria, 2024, • Les millors il·lusions òptiques, Editorial Brúixola, Spain, 2020, • Las mejores ilusiones ópticas, Editorial Bruño, Spain, 2020, • Фантастические оптические иллюзии, KoLibri, Russian Federation, 2020, • Optične iluzije, Tehniška Založba Slovenije D.d., Slovenia, 2019, • Ilusões Óticas, Booksmile, Portugal, 2019, • Varázslatos optikai csalódások, Ventus Libro Kiadó, Hungary, 2019, • Optische illusies, Lantaarn Publishers, Netherlands, 2019, • Ilusões de ótica, Quarto (Nobel), Brazil, 2018, • Optische Illusionen, Ars Edition, Germany, 2018, • Illusions d’optique, Fleurus, France, 2018, • 錯視の魔術, Kyouikugageki, Japan, 2018, • Optiska illusioner, Ordalaget, Sweden, 2018, • Illusioni ottiche, Armenia, Italy, 2018, • Vertigo: 50 Schwindelerregende Optische Illusionen, Moses Verlag, Germany, 2016, • Optische Täuschungen XXL, Ars Edition, Germany, 2016, • 謎解き錯視 傑作135選 (135 Mysterious Optic Artworks to Solve), Sogen-Sha, Japan, 2015, • Libro para colorear figuras imposibles, Editorial HISPANO EUROPEA, Spain, 2014, • 3D Optiset Harhat, Readme.fi, Finland, 2014, • Incroyables Illusions d’Optique, Ça m’intéresse, France, 2014, • 50 Illusions d’Optique 3D, Editions Ça m’intéresse, France, 2014, • Illusions - Coloriage Créatif, Editions Bravo, Canada, 2014, • 图中奥秘: 挑战脑力的错视图 (Amazing Visual Illusions), Qingdao Shi, China, 2013, • 图有玄机: 挑战眼力的错视图 (The World of Visual Illusions), Qingdao Shi, China, 2013, • Le Cabinet des Illusions d’Optique: 100 Illusions Stupéfiantes, Editions Fleurus, France, 2013, • Удивительные оптические иллюзии (Amazing Visual Illusions), Art-Rodnik, Russian Federation, 2013, • Рисуем оптические иллюзии (Drawing Optical Illusions), Art-Rodnik, Russian Federation, 2013, • Kiehtovat Optiset Harhat, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Nemo, Finland, 2013, • Optische Illusionen, Ars Edition, Germany, 2013, • Pliages, découpages et magie, Editions Pole, France, 2012, • De wonderlijke wereld van de optische illusies, Deltas Centrale uitgeverij, The Netherlands, 2012, • Unglaubliche Optische Illusionen, Verlag an der Este, Germany, 2012, Artikel-Nr.: 019435 • Spectaculaire Optische Illusies, Uitgeverij Atrium, The Netherlands, 2011, • L’étrange univers des illusions d’optique, Editions Fleurus, France, 2011, • Ilusiones Opticas, Circulo de Lectores Barcelona, Spain, 2010, • Fantasticas ilusiones opticas, Editorial Libsa Sa, Spain, 2010, • Optische Täuschungen, Bassermann F., Germany, 2009, • Fantastische Optische Illusionen, Tosa Verlagsgesellschaft, Germany, 2008, • FantaLogica, Edizioni La Meridiana, Italy, 2009, • Neue Optische Illusionen, Weltbild, Germany, 2008, • 阿基米德视幻觉游戏 (Archimedes' Visual Illusion Games), China Friendship Publishing Company, China, 2007, • 视幻觉 (Optical illusions), China Friendship Publishing Company, China, 2007, • Optische Illusionen, Weltbild, Germany, 2006, • Niewe Optische Illusies, BZZTOH, The Netherlands, 2006, • Nouvelles Illusions d’Optique, France Loisirs, France, 2006, • MateMagica, Edizioni La Meridiana, Italy, 2005, • L’Almanach du Mathématicien en herbe, Editions Archimède, France, 2002, • La Couleur dans tous ses états, Editions Yva Peyret, France, 1995,

• Best Illusion of the Year Contest • Neuroscience • Op art • Optical illusion • Recreational mathematics • Thinking outside the box • Visual thinking