THE HAND-DRAWN OPTICAL ILLUSIONS OF HAL TRAGER
Hal Trager’s artistry unfolds in a mesmerizing dance between symmetry and illusion. At first glance, each piece presents an impeccable display of order and balance. Perfectly aligned forms, meticulously rendered, evoke a sense of mathematical precision. However, as you delve deeper into Trager’s work, you quickly discover that this is no ordinary symmetry.
![Trapped [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/15525349-fb7e-45ca-99cb-2103fc0f9006/Hal+Trager+Trapped.png)
Trapped [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Jetsons Flyway [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/696869dd-accf-4a79-8d1e-b9e03bbe0e62/Jetsons+Flyway+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Jetsons Flyway [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Rede de Pesca [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/80d9393a-0631-4e92-aeaf-9c92e25f4913/Rede+de+Pesca.png)
Rede de Pesca [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Laser Boggie [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/8b6b6c70-ae30-46a6-8d15-9b97b97c53f3/Laser+Boogie+by+Hal+Trager++%281%29.png)
Laser Boggie [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Dark Star Kush [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/d7ed155a-1525-4a63-8f90-36e69ca0a21d/Dark+Star+Kush+by+Hal+Trager+%281%29.png)
Dark Star Kush [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Peyote Island [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/fddbfedf-619d-473b-9e46-dd6693ae3400/Peyote+Island+by+Hal+Trager+%281%29.png)
Peyote Island [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![An Optical Dream [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/4b188ad1-2c6b-425c-bd90-1c3f446ada22/An+Optical+Dream+by+Hal+Trager.png)
An Optical Dream [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Some Place-Mat [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/9feaba14-08b0-4874-aa05-83ff90be09c9/Some+Place+Mat+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Some Place-Mat [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Crossroads [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 14 x 14 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/572de66f-2157-4fd2-a9dc-60297e2e18bb/Crossroads+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Crossroads [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 14 x 14 Inches
![Ballot Box [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/60a13e1c-0e59-458f-b5c7-1ace1fb3d87c/Ballot+Box.png)
Ballot Box [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Checker Board [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/0d81c255-1cbb-486c-ba21-e88ec1d7b1e9/Checker+Board.png)
Checker Board [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches
![Goldfish [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19,25 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/8daf1354-6fe0-421b-b6d8-06acd868e07f/Goldfish+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Goldfish [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19,25 Inches
![Psycho-Dellic [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/825e5c92-87c3-499c-ad60-a78a32ebf347/Psycho-Dellic+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Psycho-Dellic [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Tension [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/6b3ce6f8-533b-4593-b5e6-b0ac85a5bcbf/Tension+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Tension [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![The Fan [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c0f5f221-8565-4929-8d8f-939231592c9d/The+Fan.png)
The Fan [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Stargaze [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/bef92428-91a8-4bd8-970f-e7d82051c58e/Stargaze.png)
Stargaze [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Détente [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 18 x 18 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/aeffebe4-46c4-43b8-87f3-4e935ed2dc05/De%CC%81tente+by+Hal+Trager.png)
Détente [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 18 x 18 Inches
![Supply Chain [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/201e4a69-c9f7-438b-b852-d1a24c215ae9/Supply+Chain.png)
Supply Chain [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Inside The Box [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c4cdd5ef-c18c-46b7-8a8b-d14db4193a92/Inside+The+Box.png)
Inside The Box [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches
![Takeout Box [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/6c694f65-61ce-4257-9202-a5acfb936e0b/Takeout+Box.png)
Takeout Box [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Angels Teepee [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/3cf19655-5f17-4c42-8f34-689e5bf9a24b/Angels+Teepee.png)
Angels Teepee [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches
![Kaleidoscope With Spirit [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/3d0783f0-f0c9-4009-8e3b-daba3f5a8107/Kaleidoscope+With+Spirit.png)
Kaleidoscope With Spirit [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches
![Grilled Octopus [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/78a33392-1261-4f4c-93cb-5ca53781ff08/Grilled+Octopus.png)
Grilled Octopus [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Calamity [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/27a9de99-49b9-4dd5-b674-e144927f8d7a/Calamity.png)
Calamity [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Ladders [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/03393d56-6bd1-410b-92dd-d65d01759d75/Ladders.png)
Ladders [Ink on Vellum Paper] 19 x 24 Inches
![Mark The Spot [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/624bf34e-a87e-4519-8050-637cda96379d/Mark+The+Spot.png)
Mark The Spot [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Prospective [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/d920ae04-44dc-40cc-a157-97f87c900f4f/Prospective.png)
Prospective [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Quatro Telas [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/b7255733-95f2-496e-951d-d26862960ed0/Quatro+Telas.png)
Quatro Telas [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches
![Polynation 35A [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/2754ee20-6d0c-4e55-974f-225d5a986652/Polynation+35A.png)
Polynation 35A [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Polynation 35B [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/61200d96-c21f-4004-9075-1afff575caf7/Polynation+35B.png)
Polynation 35B [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Polynation 35C [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/0ad51162-4a68-4da4-96cd-5498b02ec0bd/Polynation+35C.png)
Polynation 35C [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Polynation 35D [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/00a9c063-2156-42ef-9092-3412b694b5c4/Polynation+35D.png)
Polynation 35D [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Geo-Jungle [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/a1c386f6-8c0d-4073-bc7f-738d62eb68d0/Geo-Jungle.png)
Geo-Jungle [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Cafe Galaxy [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/be397c11-b92f-44a3-94f8-56e04dc91df0/Cafe+Galaxy.png)
Cafe Galaxy [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Quadwitch [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/76b31b06-febd-4086-ae49-e7685d690519/Quadwitch.png)
Quadwitch [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches
![Hotel Diversity [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c05225a9-781b-4b0d-b6ec-6e7ea3b2dcf2/Hotel+Diversity.png)
Hotel Diversity [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Daddy Doesn't Sleep at Night [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/19d5bfc1-bb23-4288-a595-7a80ca5acc72/DADDY+DOESNT+SLEEP+AT+NIGHT.png)
Daddy Doesn't Sleep at Night [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Daddy Does Sleep at Night [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/0a53a753-ee1d-466e-8c32-84e8a6ae8186/DADDY+DOES+SLEEP+AT+NIGHT.png)
Daddy Does Sleep at Night [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches
![Mouse Trap [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 10 x 10 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/f2dda53a-2bab-42d9-9149-535dd17ff352/Mouse+Trap.png)
Mouse Trap [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 10 x 10 Inches
![Miami Mosaic [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 8 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/71f1d707-c972-4b65-a68e-c375302bf523/Miami+Mosaic.png)
Miami Mosaic [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 8 Inches
![Confused [Ink on Vellum Paper] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/3c85dbec-3ccc-46c4-a8f2-0e0a47ff4b01/Confused.png)
Confused [Ink on Vellum Paper] 16 x 16 Inches
![Gesundheit [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/bf4dc2a8-0be3-4f06-9649-aef0bb776591/GESUNDHEIT.png)
Gesundheit [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 17 Inches
![Froot Loops [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 10 x 5 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/efd9640d-e318-4d89-91ac-66a8a24420d3/Froot+loops.png)
Froot Loops [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 10 x 5 Inches
![Fossil [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/211c6db1-4617-4ee1-aaab-5f1593871e38/Fossil.png)
Fossil [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 24 x 19.25 Inches
![Vertigo [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c9866019-3d1f-4891-8f08-7526575ff9fc/Vertigo.png)
Vertigo [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Star Towers [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/9e4f85ac-2eea-4cad-8747-28e70ff7acdf/Star+Towers.png)
Star Towers [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Mind Bend [Ink on Vellum Paper] 8 x 10 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/7b2a43ba-0c18-4845-9c5e-37eb28798909/Mind+Bend.png)
Mind Bend [Ink on Vellum Paper] 8 x 10 Inches
![Lost In Space [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 5 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/397e13f2-641a-4a3d-834b-e7a84058b595/Lost+In+Space.png)
Lost In Space [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 5 Inches
![Lost And Found [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 10 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c7e71bfa-00ed-4707-8663-592247963b44/Lost+And+Found.png)
Lost And Found [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 10 Inches
![Carnage [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 14 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/1b691822-c92d-452c-8e7d-b09774659008/Carnage.png)
Carnage [Ink on Vellum Paper] 14 x 14 Inches
![Yulis Utopia [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/6f5d48ec-948f-44b7-954e-32f0c0f27bfd/YULIS+UTOPIA.png)
Yulis Utopia [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Space Ship [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 5 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/e3476c39-3c07-49bf-ae19-598dd44f7a22/Space+Ship.png)
Space Ship [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 5 Inches
![Starry Night [Ink on Vellum Paper] 8 x 8 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/8eca6180-e5bb-40e7-9e35-b69762247ff1/STARRY+NIGHT.png)
Starry Night [Ink on Vellum Paper] 8 x 8 Inches
![Bat Seminar [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 14 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/314db1a7-a6b1-4663-90ac-f6ce3fe52665/Bat+Seminar.png)
Bat Seminar [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 14 x 16 Inches
![Landing Site [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/c1dc8a8e-dcfc-4640-802a-0c46f17dc6fb/Landing+Site.png)
Landing Site [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Tostada Trampoline [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/ebf36409-42ff-4335-b0e6-5d3ecc959b75/Tostada+Trampoline.png)
Tostada Trampoline [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 16 x 16 Inches
![Circle of Life [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 10 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/31b8fba3-e182-4d6e-80f2-05b7952367ad/Circle+of+life.png)
Circle of Life [Ink on Vellum Paper] 10 x 10 Inches
![Todo En Su Lugar [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 20 x 16 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/a89922f5-2ceb-447e-9053-805a30e28386/Todo+En+Su+Lugar.png)
Todo En Su Lugar [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 20 x 16 Inches
![Antos Sandbox [Ink on Plastic Matte Film] 19 x 24 Inches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6818d93b0b230877b01ce364/25f005e2-e6b4-4fcd-b058-b7e12814a068/Antos+Sandbox+%281%29.png)