art is in the eye of the beholder

 

One felt watched while admiring the Christmas decorations in downtown Dallas.   In case you thought this was merely a 30-foot sculpture of an eyeball, you must read the description:  “Eye” by Chicago-based artist Tony Tasset acts as a symbol of knowledge and power juxtaposed against the pop-culture notion of larger-than-life commercial advertising." Called by one newspaper "an ocular oddity" the sculpture is part of the Joule Hotel's collection of contemporary art.  You may eyeball the the orb -- through the fence!

 

Main Street

Dallas, Texas

11.21.2014