Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Bill Viola




Bill Viola is considered a pioneer in video art. He loves doing huge video installations to capture the viewer in picture as well as sound. Viola recieved his BA in experimental studios and proceeded to study in Italy for a while. Violoa's video projects stand out because of their directness and simplicity. He explores a lot of human activities in his pieces such as birth and death. He is also a writer whose writtings have been published worlwide. Viola also experiments with many different religions in his life as well as his pieces. These religions include Zen Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and Christian mysticism.

Bill Viola's videos and photographs are pretty incredible. They are mind-blowing. The contrast in the dark colors and the vibrant colors in most of his pieces work really well together. His pieces are moving and dramatic. Some of them are so powerful in a very odd sense such as "Dillusion" and "Purification" but I love them all the same.

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