Bill Viola

In Class yesterday we were given a task to complete that required me and my classmates to research and answer questions about Bill Viola. For those who don't know who Viola is, he is a man that creates 4-D works and displays them in architectural area's such as churches and galleries for different audience views and perspectives. Many of his works are odd although they have hidden depth and meaning to every individual who ponders on meaning to works. Viola never has a meaning to works but gives certain suggestions to people within his works that allow for deeper study between audience and work filling the meaning less gap with ideas and questions and own interpretations of meaning of the work. Anyways, here are the questions, the answers will be on the next post:
1.Write a panel of wall text for a work by Viola. Refer to the artists use of time, pacing, sound, technical issues and possible interpretations.
2.Go to the website of the Louvre Museum and search for The raft of the Medusa by Theodore Gericault. What is it about? Does it tell a story? What is it? Why do you think Viola called his video work The Raft? What areas of similarity can you see between the two works? Consider subject matter and meaning as well as physical similarities such as body language.
3.Viola says that 'Creativity comes out of two things: boredom and crisis'. Discuss.
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