Class Commentary: 08-02-13

Tony Oursler's work is intriguing. There is an Art In America from awhile back that his work was on the cover. In the show that was shown, his pieces were just eyes and mouths projected on organic shapes; it was not as literal. His work is good but I've never really liked the screwed up psycho aspect, it only seems interesting at first then it goes away. Relating to identity, does it signify emotions or thoughts the artist has felt? For as emotional as the work seems there is a cold disconnected feeling. It is as if a child is playing dress-up and only playing, not truly being. Theatrics is how the work functions, being over the top. Yet, it is all just a show thrown together in just the right way to have the maximum impact. It demands viewers to look. Looking at things that are normally thought socially not to be proper to observe.