Hypnotized

Mass MOCA review by Chloe Hoang

3/14/17

  

            Walking through the first floor of the humongous Mass MOCA, one can not not notice the oddly shaped, cracked-egg-like pencil piece of art hanging from the tall ceiling. The Periphery of Perception by Tyler and Trevor Oakes hypnotize anyone that pass the room by its intriguing. If one were to have a quick look, the piece is simply the view of a theatre from the stage on a curved board. But the closer and longer one were to look at the piece, one will realize the that on top of the actually drawing, the shading is done completely by overlapped circles of different sizes. This gives the piece a very interesting net-warpped effect, making the viewer look for long, and the longer the look, the more confused they may be because they will get the shading and the actual drawing mixed together. The view that Tyler and Trevor Oakes brings is so unique. It is like seeing a broad 3D view through a reverse fisheye mirror. The perception the Oakes brother is can hypnotize you, not just by how confusing the thousands of small details are, but also by how beautiful it is.