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Rediscovered Shupliak Illusion Hides Four Women as Viral '2% Can Spot All' Claim Circulates

Resurfacing of the image has drawn rapid online attention, sending readers to the artist’s site for larger views and explanation.

Overview

  • Coverage on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 noted that outlets including the Daily Star, Liverpool Echo and Mirror picked up the optical-illusion image by Ukrainian artist Oleg Shupliak.
  • At first glance the drawing shows a single woman, but the reports say three additional female figures are concealed in the composition.
  • The three hidden women are described in the coverage as appearing near the main figure’s right hand/cheek, as a small profile on her arm, and formed by a pair of lips on her abdomen.
  • Shupliak’s website calls the piece a 'symbolic composition' and the articles direct readers to enlarged images there to help spot the figures.
  • The widely shared claim that only two percent of people can find all four figures is repeated by the reports but is unattributed and not verified by independent sourcing.