Friends who were in Dallas, Texas a few weeks ago we're interviewed 'on the street' by nightcaptv about this sculpture by Tony Tasset. Foundation Diploma in Art & Design students are about to begin a project with the theme 'This is me....' and i thought this linked as the eyes are frequently referred to as the "windows to the soul" since they are capable of revealing a great deal about what a person if feeling or thinking. As you engage in conversation with another person, taking note of eye movements is a natural and important part of the communication process. when peoples eyes are covered (sunglasses or fancy dress masks) its really hard to tell what a person is thinking or even who they are. http://www.psychologistworld.com/bodylanguage/eyes.php
On the short video (link below) my friend is the one in the dark glasses - ironically you cant see his eyes!
Interesting large scale outdoor sculpture - would say its very 'eye catching' but wont!!
Tony Tasset (American, born 1960)
Eye, 2007
fiberglass, resin, oil paint, steel
452 inches circumference
Laumeier Sculpture Park
'Through this gigantic, blue eyeball Tasset creates tension as the sculpture stares, larger than life, across the landscape and back at the viewer. Modeled after Tasset’s own eye, the never- blinking, constantly conscious piece watches over Laumeier day and night. The human eye is simultaneously unique, individual and emblematic. By focusing on a key part of the body, Tasset speaks to a commonality among us. It addresses how we engage and perceive each other while concurrently asserting a prophetic, perhaps even omniscient, presence'.
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