What about KIRA PEROV??
Why isn't Kira's name following or preceding Bill's name on all of the works? Their art appears to be joint work; their spiritual encounters, videotaping, editing, etc.
Should've gone to that Q&A session. rats.
I had the delight of having lunch with these two (and others, but delight may be an exaggeration on that part, not based on people's character, but familiarity and repetition). I observed, hoping to find the answer to my one question (the one above). I never learned the answer, but I was satisfied enough knowing that she is the more interesting of the two. Understandably, if she were in the spotlight, she may just steal it all away. She is the Mrs. behind the scenes dragging him along on her life journey. It makes me wonder if she wrote his talk for convocation... Brains behind the beard, she is.
Kira Perov is modest and likes chocolate.
She and I have one thing in common.
Here are the notes I took during Convocation during which Bill spoke and talked and spoke. monotone voices. long monotonous noises.
The words he spoke were inspirational to those who believe they require fuel and nutrients as such.
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| Bill Viola, Kira Perov, and Skrillex!!!!! nope, it's their son, Blake. |
Why isn't Kira's name following or preceding Bill's name on all of the works? Their art appears to be joint work; their spiritual encounters, videotaping, editing, etc.
Should've gone to that Q&A session. rats.
I had the delight of having lunch with these two (and others, but delight may be an exaggeration on that part, not based on people's character, but familiarity and repetition). I observed, hoping to find the answer to my one question (the one above). I never learned the answer, but I was satisfied enough knowing that she is the more interesting of the two. Understandably, if she were in the spotlight, she may just steal it all away. She is the Mrs. behind the scenes dragging him along on her life journey. It makes me wonder if she wrote his talk for convocation... Brains behind the beard, she is.
Kira Perov is modest and likes chocolate.
She and I have one thing in common.
Here are the notes I took during Convocation during which Bill spoke and talked and spoke. monotone voices. long monotonous noises.
The words he spoke were inspirational to those who believe they require fuel and nutrients as such.
And there he was. Bill Viola (Italian; Vee not Vie) Rooting;Clapping;For himself.
'Thank you to my wife, Kira Perov, without her, I wouldn't be the artist I am.'
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| Bill Viola, Fire Woman, 2005, video still. |
Fire Woman:
loud.
I dig it. Falls forward into water; looks like blood. (would be a better twist)
it booms on.
kaleidoscope
effect on the bottom of the fire.
Goes
to a, Like a reflection in water.
woman
goes into water which engulfs the fire. Reflection of blue and red fire in
water (upside down?)
becomes
all blue
we are
artists- bumbumdabumbumdadum.
sources of
inspiration:
artists
transform experiences that are physical or metaphysical and we transform them
into tangible things so other people can experience them
runs
all together despite demographic
equalizer
(art is) separator (due to skills)
the internet, digital
tries
to bury institutions, nature shit
Older generation
has screwed it up for us. (we know.)
blessed
to be entering a world that is falling apart.
nature
shit
who
are you when you go into your studio, no distractions. No interactions with
others.
what
is inspiration?
living
force, gift of the stars
creativity
starts with inspiration
I can barely
listen to this guy because I keep watching the background, which is a group of
people seeming to experience all sorts of emotions.
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| Bill Viola, Quintet of the Astonished, video still |
slow
motion moving,
most
seem negative in their emotion or in pain, the guy in the back seems to be in a happy nirvana
Walt Whitman-
(after loss of brother) wrote a poem
This dude loves
poetry
Mystery-eternal
reason to keep moving forward
Laughs at death
Cant control arm
movements. Japanese death poems are great: we will have a party.
Death and saved
by images.
Keepers of the
visions of humanity
Bring in a New
and more perfect being (artists statement)
Technology and
revelation have most affected human life
physical
and metaphysical
hardware and software
we
must bring these things together.
technique=trick
intention of the
user is how technology affects you
you
have to refine and deepen your feelings
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| Bill Viola, Ascension, 2000, video still |
immersion water
piece
intended
for a dark room with loud noise
medium is a form
of pollution –doesn’t trust TV, news, etc
problem
is trust
its about morality and stuff.
Think about art
as crossing the river cause we cross it and forget all the things
(leave something behind so people after you figure a better way to do it)
Convocation notes. April 2013.
They're both vegetarian and totally dig Japan, by the way.
YES.
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