Tony Oursler is a multimedia and installation artist. Many of his works are composed of eyes, lips, faces, and other body parts. Many of his works are done by taking inanimate objects and using a video projection to put lips or faces on them. This brings the object(s) to life. They can be somewhat strange looking. Strange, but it really brings the pieces to life. Some of his pieces include different currencies with lips added to the president’s faces.
This piece is one of Oursler’s more famous ones. It is called “Purple Resonant Dust.” It looks like a purple crystal ball with different body parts in it. They seem to be coming out of the fog. It’s somewhat strange. When I look at this piece I am drawn to the lips, eyes, and feet. I don’t focus on the fog at all. It makes me feel like a human is trapped inside of this ball. Perhaps it is supposed to represent our feelings deep down inside of us, trying to get out.
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