Collection: Bill Viola

Bill Viola (b.1951) is widely recognized as one of the today's leading video artists. He pioneered the art form, and for over three decades has been creating stimulating and thought-provoking video installations. To view these works is to be absorbed in Viola's total environments of image and sound. Despite using state-of-the-art technologies as his media, the artist is none-the-less inspired by the past including the written works of 13th century Persian poet Rumi and the Renaissance frescoes of Italian artists Giotto and Luca Signorelli. Viola holds a BFA in Experimental Studios from Syracuse University, and has worked and traveled in Italy, the Solomon Islands, Java, Bali, Australia, and Japan.