The Quintet of the Astonished
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The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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video art installation ⓘ |
| cameraFraming | tight group portrait ⓘ |
| color | color video ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Bill Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | human emotional expression ⓘ |
| displayFormat | large-scale projection ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
J. Paul Getty Museum
NERFINISHED
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various contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| features | five figures ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
micro-expressions
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temporal perception of emotion ⓘ |
| genre | video art ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHumanSubjects | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPart | projected moving image ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
contemplative
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meditative ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Christian devotional imagery
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Renaissance religious painting ⓘ |
| language | none (non-verbal) ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | chiaroscuro-inspired ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
body language
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emotional states ⓘ facial expressions ⓘ |
| medium | video ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | non-narrative ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Passions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
astonishment
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fear ⓘ grief ⓘ joy ⓘ spiritual contemplation ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bill Viola Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | neutral dark background ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
ⓘ
museum catalog essays ⓘ |
| timeManipulation | extreme slow motion ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | slow motion ⓘ |
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