Tony Oursler: Unit 4

Tony Oursler’s art is like every sci-fi nerd’s dream world. He uses pods to create these alien looking human pods that are absolutely freaky, cool, and uncomfortable.  He puts so much work into his art pieces, but secretly I think his a kid at heart who wants to spend his life playing with technology. I also love the fact that he uses people who are not in any way known. This creates the illusion of simply having another stranger in front of you. I saw his “I get angry easily” piece and from that I understood what his audiences felt. No matter how much you try to view the art objectively, you cannot do it. He speaks slowly, and by the time his at the end of his proclamation you feel for him, and wonder why he is the way he his. As humans we are unable to look at another human in pain, and see just look past it. We empathize with these characters, who are essentially strangers, just reading a script. Television and technology has become a huge part of the American life. By using this to his advantage, Tony will be able to sell a lot of art.