Gary Oursler
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Tony Oursler was born in New York in 1957. He graduated from the California Institute for the Arts. He says that some o the influential artists to him were Jonathan Borofsky, John Baldessari, Judy Pfaff and Laurie Anderson. Another very influential aspect of his work is the MTV channel. His generation of artists have played a “considerable role” to the special effects. When it comes to his own work, Oursler video and projection. He says, “I always wanted to get my spectator entrapped, build up a certain structure with which one could play, and build on”.
I’m not a huge fan of Tony Oursler’s work. Maybe because Chuckie the movie scared me a lot when I was a kid and his work reminds me of it. Creepy doll faces with strange expressions, are not my cup of tea. It is definitely a type of work where some people can appreciate it and others have trouble doing so. I am one of the others.