"When I make my work, I am making what I hope to be something functional – a space
for individual contemplation and reflection. I want my art to be useful." -Bill Viola

Bill Viola is considered a pioneer in terms of his contributions in the video arts. His work is
recognized all over the world and he has won countless awards for his craft.



Viola's artwork focuses on the human condition including birth, death, and the ever-chaning mind



Viola's videos capture the minds and attention of a wide veriety of people who are able to inturpret and channnel the tapes in their own creative way.



"Art has always had as its test in the long term the ability to speak to our innermost selves. People have
experiences in art museums today that they used to have in church." -Bill Viola

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