The Passions
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The Passions is a video art series by Bill Viola that explores intense human emotions through slow-motion, high-definition depictions of faces and bodies in states of spiritual and psychological extremity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Passions (as backing ensemble) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artwork series
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video art series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explore the relationship between body and spirit
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make inner emotional states visible ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bill Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
intense emotional states
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moments of revelation ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
J. Paul Getty Museum
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various international museums and galleries ⓘ |
| format |
multi-channel video installations
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single-channel video pieces ⓘ |
| genre | video art ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Emergence
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The Quintet of the Astonished NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quintet of the Remembered NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quintet of the Silent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quintet of the Unseen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Christian iconography
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Old Master paintings ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
facial expressions
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human emotions ⓘ psychological extremity ⓘ spiritual experience ⓘ the human body ⓘ |
| medium | high-definition video ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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contemporary video art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Bill Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Viola’s body of work on spirituality ⓘ |
| period | early 2000s ⓘ |
| technique | slow motion ⓘ |
| theme |
contemplation
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ecstasy ⓘ grief ⓘ joy ⓘ mortality ⓘ suffering ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| uses |
extended duration
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extreme slow motion ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
choreographed group compositions
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highly detailed close-ups ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Passions (as backing ensemble)