Bill Viola (born 1951) is a contemporary video artist whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, and image technology in New Media. His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and aspects of consciousness.
Background
Viola grew up in Queens, New York, and Westbury, New York. He attended P.S. 20, in Flushing, where he was captain of the TV Squad. On vacation in the mountains with his family, he nearly drowned in a lake, an experience he describes as “… the most beautiful world I’ve ever seen in my life” and “without fear,” and “peaceful”
In 1973, Viola graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. He studied in the Experimental Studios of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, including the Synapse experimental program, which
evolved into CitrusTV.
His first job on graduation was as a video technician at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. From 1973 to 1980, he studied and performed with composer David Tudor in the new music group "Rainforest" (later called "Composers Inside Electronics"). From 1974 to 1976, Viola worked as technical director at Art/tapes/22, a pioneering video studio led by Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi, in Florence, Italy where he encountered video artists Nam June Paik, Bruce Nauman, and Vito Acconci. From 1976 to 1983, he was artist-in-residence at WNET Thirteen Television Laboratory in New York. In 1976 and 1977, he traveled to the Solomon Islands, Java, and Indonesia to record traditional performing arts.
William "Bill" Viola II (born November 5, 1947) is an entrepreneur, martial arts instructor, and mixed martial arts pioneer credited by some as the co-creator of the sport of MMA. In 1979, he co-founded CV Productions, Inc., the first mixed martial arts company in America. His life is the subject of the book Godfathers of MMA.
Early life
Viola was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania and studied martial arts in the early 1960s while in high school. He continued to study Shotokan karate while attending California University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1969 and was subsequently hired as a science teacher in the East Allegheny School District. Viola established his first karate school, Allegheny Shotokan Karate, in 1969 at East Allegheny. He trained and achieved rank from Robert Trias (United States Karate Association), and George Anderson (USA Karate Federation).
Mixed martial arts career
In 1979 Viola co-founded CV Productions, Inc. with his partner Frank Caliguri. In 1980, the company introduced a new sport, the first regulated mixed martial arts competitions in the United States. Viola helped write the first codified set of mixed martial arts rules for mainstream competition and in 1980 created and promoted organized mixed martial arts competition over a decade before the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
JOE ZAWINUL - A MUSICAL PORTRAIT (Trailer) | Documentary: Mark Kidel
Directed by: Mark Kidel
Produced by: Callliope Media Ltd Production in accociation with BBC and BBC Worldwide
Soloists: Manolo Badrena (percussion), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Linley Marthe (bass), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Joe Zawinul (bandleader)
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A documentary and performance film by award-winning director Mark Kidel, one of the world’s leading directors of music programmes, features an illuminating documentary profile of one of the world's foremost jazz keyboard players and composers, along with an electric performance by the Zawinul Syndicate at The Point in Cardiff (Wales) in 2004. Shot in an unusually intimate manner, the film communicates powerfully the immediate excitement of jazz as a no-holds-bar...
published: 23 Aug 2023
BECOMING CARY GRANT - Mark Kidel
2017 • FRANÇA • 86’
21 OUT / 21.30, CULTURGEST – GRANDE AUD.
29 OUT / 17.00, CULTURGEST – PEQUENO AUD.
more info : http://www.doclisboa.org/2017/filmes/becoming-cary-grant/
published: 13 Oct 2017
Becoming Cary Grant de Mark Kidel | Bande-annonce
Synopsis
Un voyage surprenant qui révèle la vie tumultueuse de l'icône d'Hollywood, Cary Grant, dès son enfance marquée par l'abandon. Une quête vers le bonheur cachée sous une élégance et un charme légendaires.
Disponible sur https://arts.film/, une initiative du Festival International du Film sur l'Art.
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A surprising voyage revealing the tumultuous life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant. Abandoned as a child, his pursuit of happiness is veiled in legendary charm and elegance.
Available on https://arts.film/, FIFA's new initiative.
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published: 03 May 2021
Bill Viola and the making of Emergence (Mark Kidel, 2003)-001.mkv
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
published: 27 Mar 2010
Bill Viola and the making of Emergence Mark Kidel
published: 27 Aug 2015
Bill Viola and the making of Emergence (Mark Kidel, 2003)-002.mkv
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
published: 27 Mar 2010
"Becoming Cary Grant" de Mark Kidel — Cannes 2017 — ARTE Cinéma
Rencontre au Festival de Cannes entre Olivier Père (directeur du cinéma d'ARTE France) et Mark Kidel dont l’excellent documentaire "Cary Grant, de l’autre côté du miroir" ("Becoming Cary Grant") est présenté dans la section Cannes Classics. Le film sera diffusé sur ARTE le dimanche 11 juin à 22h40 dans le cadre d’une soirée Cary Grant.
Entretien : Olivier Père et Virginie Apiou
Réalisation : Etienne Semelet et Simon Bonne (composite films)
Générique : Playground Paris (image)
Guillaume de Maria (musique)
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published: 25 May 2017
Becoming Cary Grant – New clip (2/2) official from Cannes
Mark Kidel's Becoming Cary Grant – New clip (2/2) official from Cannes
published: 16 May 2017
Becoming Cary Grant – New clip (1/2) official from Cannes
Mark Kidel's Becoming Cary Grant – New clip (1/2) official from Cannes
published: 16 May 2017
The making of emergence mark kidel / Bill Viola - 2003
Directed by: Mark Kidel
Produced by: Callliope Media Ltd Production in accociation with BBC and BBC Worldwide
Soloists: Manolo Badrena (percussion), Amit Chatt...
Directed by: Mark Kidel
Produced by: Callliope Media Ltd Production in accociation with BBC and BBC Worldwide
Soloists: Manolo Badrena (percussion), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Linley Marthe (bass), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Joe Zawinul (bandleader)
Click here to buy:
https://AHM.lnk.to/Joe-ZawinulID
A documentary and performance film by award-winning director Mark Kidel, one of the world’s leading directors of music programmes, features an illuminating documentary profile of one of the world's foremost jazz keyboard players and composers, along with an electric performance by the Zawinul Syndicate at The Point in Cardiff (Wales) in 2004. Shot in an unusually intimate manner, the film communicates powerfully the immediate excitement of jazz as a no-holds-barred, risk-embracing adventure: the shooting and editing highlight the exceptional collective improvisation and musical dialogue which characterise Zawinul’s work. The cast of musicians includes Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Linley Marthe (bass) and Manolo Badrena (percussion).
Directed by: Mark Kidel
Produced by: Callliope Media Ltd Production in accociation with BBC and BBC Worldwide
Soloists: Manolo Badrena (percussion), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Linley Marthe (bass), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Joe Zawinul (bandleader)
Click here to buy:
https://AHM.lnk.to/Joe-ZawinulID
A documentary and performance film by award-winning director Mark Kidel, one of the world’s leading directors of music programmes, features an illuminating documentary profile of one of the world's foremost jazz keyboard players and composers, along with an electric performance by the Zawinul Syndicate at The Point in Cardiff (Wales) in 2004. Shot in an unusually intimate manner, the film communicates powerfully the immediate excitement of jazz as a no-holds-barred, risk-embracing adventure: the shooting and editing highlight the exceptional collective improvisation and musical dialogue which characterise Zawinul’s work. The cast of musicians includes Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Linley Marthe (bass) and Manolo Badrena (percussion).
2017 • FRANÇA • 86’
21 OUT / 21.30, CULTURGEST – GRANDE AUD.
29 OUT / 17.00, CULTURGEST – PEQUENO AUD.
more info : http://www.doclisboa.org/2017/filmes/becoming...
2017 • FRANÇA • 86’
21 OUT / 21.30, CULTURGEST – GRANDE AUD.
29 OUT / 17.00, CULTURGEST – PEQUENO AUD.
more info : http://www.doclisboa.org/2017/filmes/becoming-cary-grant/
2017 • FRANÇA • 86’
21 OUT / 21.30, CULTURGEST – GRANDE AUD.
29 OUT / 17.00, CULTURGEST – PEQUENO AUD.
more info : http://www.doclisboa.org/2017/filmes/becoming-cary-grant/
Synopsis
Un voyage surprenant qui révèle la vie tumultueuse de l'icône d'Hollywood, Cary Grant, dès son enfance marquée par l'abandon. Une quête vers le bonhe...
Synopsis
Un voyage surprenant qui révèle la vie tumultueuse de l'icône d'Hollywood, Cary Grant, dès son enfance marquée par l'abandon. Une quête vers le bonheur cachée sous une élégance et un charme légendaires.
Disponible sur https://arts.film/, une initiative du Festival International du Film sur l'Art.
//
A surprising voyage revealing the tumultuous life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant. Abandoned as a child, his pursuit of happiness is veiled in legendary charm and elegance.
Available on https://arts.film/, FIFA's new initiative.
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Hashtag : #carygrant #moviestar #trailer
Synopsis
Un voyage surprenant qui révèle la vie tumultueuse de l'icône d'Hollywood, Cary Grant, dès son enfance marquée par l'abandon. Une quête vers le bonheur cachée sous une élégance et un charme légendaires.
Disponible sur https://arts.film/, une initiative du Festival International du Film sur l'Art.
//
A surprising voyage revealing the tumultuous life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant. Abandoned as a child, his pursuit of happiness is veiled in legendary charm and elegance.
Available on https://arts.film/, FIFA's new initiative.
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Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fr...
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fr...
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Rencontre au Festival de Cannes entre Olivier Père (directeur du cinéma d'ARTE France) et Mark Kidel dont l’excellent documentaire "Cary Grant, de l’autre côté ...
Rencontre au Festival de Cannes entre Olivier Père (directeur du cinéma d'ARTE France) et Mark Kidel dont l’excellent documentaire "Cary Grant, de l’autre côté du miroir" ("Becoming Cary Grant") est présenté dans la section Cannes Classics. Le film sera diffusé sur ARTE le dimanche 11 juin à 22h40 dans le cadre d’une soirée Cary Grant.
Entretien : Olivier Père et Virginie Apiou
Réalisation : Etienne Semelet et Simon Bonne (composite films)
Générique : Playground Paris (image)
Guillaume de Maria (musique)
Toute l'actualité du cinéma sur Arte sur :
http://arte.tv/cinema
https://www.facebook.com/artecinema/
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Rencontre au Festival de Cannes entre Olivier Père (directeur du cinéma d'ARTE France) et Mark Kidel dont l’excellent documentaire "Cary Grant, de l’autre côté du miroir" ("Becoming Cary Grant") est présenté dans la section Cannes Classics. Le film sera diffusé sur ARTE le dimanche 11 juin à 22h40 dans le cadre d’une soirée Cary Grant.
Entretien : Olivier Père et Virginie Apiou
Réalisation : Etienne Semelet et Simon Bonne (composite films)
Générique : Playground Paris (image)
Guillaume de Maria (musique)
Toute l'actualité du cinéma sur Arte sur :
http://arte.tv/cinema
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Directed by: Mark Kidel
Produced by: Callliope Media Ltd Production in accociation with BBC and BBC Worldwide
Soloists: Manolo Badrena (percussion), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Linley Marthe (bass), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Joe Zawinul (bandleader)
Click here to buy:
https://AHM.lnk.to/Joe-ZawinulID
A documentary and performance film by award-winning director Mark Kidel, one of the world’s leading directors of music programmes, features an illuminating documentary profile of one of the world's foremost jazz keyboard players and composers, along with an electric performance by the Zawinul Syndicate at The Point in Cardiff (Wales) in 2004. Shot in an unusually intimate manner, the film communicates powerfully the immediate excitement of jazz as a no-holds-barred, risk-embracing adventure: the shooting and editing highlight the exceptional collective improvisation and musical dialogue which characterise Zawinul’s work. The cast of musicians includes Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Nathaniel Townsley III (drums), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Linley Marthe (bass) and Manolo Badrena (percussion).
2017 • FRANÇA • 86’
21 OUT / 21.30, CULTURGEST – GRANDE AUD.
29 OUT / 17.00, CULTURGEST – PEQUENO AUD.
more info : http://www.doclisboa.org/2017/filmes/becoming-cary-grant/
Synopsis
Un voyage surprenant qui révèle la vie tumultueuse de l'icône d'Hollywood, Cary Grant, dès son enfance marquée par l'abandon. Une quête vers le bonheur cachée sous une élégance et un charme légendaires.
Disponible sur https://arts.film/, une initiative du Festival International du Film sur l'Art.
//
A surprising voyage revealing the tumultuous life of Hollywood icon Cary Grant. Abandoned as a child, his pursuit of happiness is veiled in legendary charm and elegance.
Available on https://arts.film/, FIFA's new initiative.
--------------
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Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Emergence was commissioned by the Getty Museum as part of Bill Viola: The Passions exhibition organized by the Museum in 2003. The video was inspired by a fresco from the 1400s by Masolino da Panicale, in which the dead Christ is shown at the moment of Resurrection.
Rencontre au Festival de Cannes entre Olivier Père (directeur du cinéma d'ARTE France) et Mark Kidel dont l’excellent documentaire "Cary Grant, de l’autre côté du miroir" ("Becoming Cary Grant") est présenté dans la section Cannes Classics. Le film sera diffusé sur ARTE le dimanche 11 juin à 22h40 dans le cadre d’une soirée Cary Grant.
Entretien : Olivier Père et Virginie Apiou
Réalisation : Etienne Semelet et Simon Bonne (composite films)
Générique : Playground Paris (image)
Guillaume de Maria (musique)
Toute l'actualité du cinéma sur Arte sur :
http://arte.tv/cinema
https://www.facebook.com/artecinema/
Sur Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/artetv/
Sur Twitter : https://twitter.com/ARTEfr
Sur Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/artefr/
Bill Viola (born 1951) is a contemporary video artist whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, and image technology in New Media. His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and aspects of consciousness.
Background
Viola grew up in Queens, New York, and Westbury, New York. He attended P.S. 20, in Flushing, where he was captain of the TV Squad. On vacation in the mountains with his family, he nearly drowned in a lake, an experience he describes as “… the most beautiful world I’ve ever seen in my life” and “without fear,” and “peaceful”
In 1973, Viola graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. He studied in the Experimental Studios of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, including the Synapse experimental program, which
evolved into CitrusTV.
His first job on graduation was as a video technician at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. From 1973 to 1980, he studied and performed with composer David Tudor in the new music group "Rainforest" (later called "Composers Inside Electronics"). From 1974 to 1976, Viola worked as technical director at Art/tapes/22, a pioneering video studio led by Maria Gloria Conti Bicocchi, in Florence, Italy where he encountered video artists Nam June Paik, Bruce Nauman, and Vito Acconci. From 1976 to 1983, he was artist-in-residence at WNET Thirteen Television Laboratory in New York. In 1976 and 1977, he traveled to the Solomon Islands, Java, and Indonesia to record traditional performing arts.
"The mirror stands in me. It's got more heart than I do. How did I get this way? There has to be more than this. More to life than wasting time, and missing out. Am I missing out on the afterlife? My head is too strong, And my heart is too weak. I've got tunnel vision, and nothing else surrounds me. Is this what they meant by abstract? Torn and thrown together. Do I run the other end of these prayers? Or are they just screaming in my head? I swear you can't break me. You're not gaining any ground. I'm not giving anything." "All I'm asking is you look to the sky to find your heart. It's all you have and it's falling." "Even if you know my face, can you really know my heart? If you want me you'll have to give me breath, And wake this creature from death." "You can't see standing in your own shoes. Why can't you see that you're standing on holy ground? Try to remember that this meant something.