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Monday 3 November 2014

Bill viola (Note Form)

Bill started creating video art/installations in 1970 and uses new technology and also influences from nature. He also uses a lot of sound in his videos. Bill feels that video helps him feel in control of his life and can help his through hard times for example his mothers passing which he videos her for a short while and created a piece of art work.  The passing was created in 1991 after his mothers death. Here are some installations:

5 angles for the millennium 
Its about a story of him not holding onto a float when he went swimming and he sunk he said 'It's like a different world with the different lights', 'It was peaceful'. A hand pulled him out and he had no idea where he was and that is what this installation is about.


1970 began in 
Embraces new technology but also uses instruction from nature 
Sound has always been a main part in his institutions 
Video helps him feel in control of his life 

Silent life 
Hand held camera
Looking at new borns in the hospital
Light, the first light that the human sees 
Too see the advent of seeing

Heaven and earth 1992
Mother in death bed - brothers son so was born 9 month after one 2 monitors reflecting one another

The crossing 1996
Man on fire on reverse man getting drenched by water, 
Gradual unconscious ideas combined through time to create the video 


Four hands 2001 
here is an image of part of the installation of the 4 screens with four hands doing different movements. i really like this one because its so simple when you look at it but i am going to go into more depth and look at this and some other pieces. 



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