The future art historians are going to be software guys who are going to go into the depths of the code to find out what was changed hundreds of years before. Bill Viola artchangecode Change image and share on social
I would prefer to be forgotten, then rediscovered in a different age. Bill Viola ageforgetprefer Change image and share on social
Art is, for me, the process of trying to wake up the soul. Because we live in an industrialized, fast-paced world that prefers that the soul remain asleep. Bill Viola artasleepfast Change image and share on social
I came of age at the end of the 1960s, just when video was also coming into the world. Companies such as Sony and Panasonic were starting to market it and we artists immediately knew how it could be used. Bill Viola 1960sageartist share on social
A doctor once told me that with crying you aren't sure what its derivation is. If someone comes at you with a knife, you don't cry: you scream, you try to run. When it's over and you're OK, that's when you cry. Bill Viola cryderivationdoctor share on social
There is a big push that we all are engaged in, in wanting to have the newest in innovation - and I think that's all really great. But I also feel that human beings need to be aware of, and grounded in, history. Bill Viola awarebeingbig share on social
Vision connects you. But it also separates you. In my work, and my life, I feel a desire to merge. Not in terms of losing my own identity... but there's a feeling that life is interconnected, that there's life in stones and rocks and trees and dirt, like there is in us. Bill Viola connectdesiredirt share on social
When you're making video, you're giving structure to time, which is what a composer does. Bill Viola composergivemake Change image and share on social
I cry a lot. Usually once a day. I think it's one of the most profound forms of human expression. Bill Viola crydayexpression Change image and share on social
You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art. Bill Viola artexpertfelt Change image and share on social
