http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/07/chicago.eyeball.sculpture/index.html?hpt=C2 Tourists are used to staring at unusual attractions, but visitors in Chicago, Illinois, will soon have one staring right back at them in a big way.
EYE, a three-story tall "incredibly lifelike" sculpture of an eyeball, will go on display in July in the city's Pritzker Park as part of a celebration of public art in the Loop, Chicago's business district.
The three-dimensional installation, complete with a blue iris, was created by contemporary artist Tony Tasset.
"More than anything, I would like people to think it's cool," Tasset said. "My first job is always to make the space more interesting and I wanted to make something with a big impact."
Tasset chose an eye because it is a powerful symbol that has been used throughout history -- by the Egyptians, for example. He designed a similar but much smaller sculpture for a park in St. Louis, Missouri.
Kinjo Note: Only the silly midwest would do something like this, lol.