The Greeting
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The Greeting is a renowned video art installation by Bill Viola that reimagines Pontormo’s Mannerist painting "The Visitation" through ultra-slow-motion footage of an encounter between three women.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single-channel video
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video art installation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pontormo’s painting The Visitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bill Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | encounter between three women ⓘ |
| displayFormat | looped video ⓘ |
| exhibitionMedium | large-scale projection ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art
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time-based media art ⓘ |
| hasCameraTechnique |
fixed viewpoint composition
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slow tracking shot ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette | rich saturated colors ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
exploration of how time alters perception of emotion
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meditation on sacred encounter in secular space ⓘ |
| hasSetting | urban courtyard-like space ⓘ |
| hasSubject | three women greeting each other ⓘ |
| hasTemporalStructure | single extended shot ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional communication
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gesture and body language ⓘ human encounter ⓘ spirituality ⓘ time and perception ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Jacopo Pontormo
NERFINISHED
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The Visitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | none ⓘ |
| movement | video art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme temporal dilation of a brief encounter
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translation of painting into moving image ⓘ use in discussions of video art history ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Viola’s body of work on spiritual and emotional states ⓘ |
| reinterprets | Renaissance religious subject matter ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Visitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | ultra-slow motion ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
cinematic lighting
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highly staged composition ⓘ slow-motion choreography ⓘ |
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