Bill Viola
Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1951
Country: USA
Biography: Bill Viola (born 1951) is an American contemporary video artist whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and aspects of consciousness.
Total Credits at Criticker: 4 (Actor), 8 (Director), 5 (Writer)
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Find more information about Bill Viola at The Internet Movie Database
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An epic journey in five chapters, 'I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like' is a personal investigation into the inner states and connections to the animal consciousness we all possess. In a stream of images of striking clarity, depth and beauty, woven within a subtle fabric of natural sound, Viola creates a timeless view of the natural world and our place in it. (reframecollection.org)
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The Passing (1992) - Direct-to-Video
A very personal reflection on - and reconciliation of - birth and death, expressed within a black-and-white dreamscape montage of children, drowning and quiet highways.
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The Reflecting Pool (1979) - Short Film
A short piece of video art, dealing with the play of light and the plasticity of time as they dance upon the surface of a reflecting pool.
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Internationally acclaimed and award-winning video installation artist Bill Viola combines observations of Asian culture with a metaphorical exploration of life and death through an exquisite study of darkness, light and refraction. A triumph of artistry and a masterpiece to contemplate time and again, First Dream, also known as Hatsu-Yume, is a haunting, stunning and profoundly spiritual experience. (MUBI)
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Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976) - Short Film
Migration is an analysis of an image, a metaphorical exercise in perception and representation, illusion and reality, microcosm and macrocosm, nature and consciousness. Viola writes that this work is "a slow continuous journey through changes in scale, punctuated by the sounding of a gong. (eai.org)
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Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983) - Short Film
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House is a powerfully austere observation of the perceptual experience of the self in isolation, subjected to extended duration. Viola writes that this work is "an attempt to stay awake continuously for three days while confined to an upstairs room in an empty house. (Electronic Arts Intermix)
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Chott El Djerid (1979) - Short Film
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) almost magically captures the optical and acoustic distortions of nature. Viola investigates the world of illusion and how it is made. In Tunisia, he was fascinated by the pastel-colored desert mirages floating mysteriously near the horizon. (MoMA.org)
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"Anthem" originates in a single piercing scream emitted by an eleven-year-old girl standing in the hall of Union Railroad Station in Los Angeles. (imdb)
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