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Bill Viola

1951 - 2024

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William John Viola Jr. (US: VY-oh-lə, UK: VEE-oh-lə; January 25, 1951 – July 12, 2024) was an American video artist whose artistic expression depended 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Viola is the 50th most popular artist (down from 46th in 2019), the 3,217th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,517th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Artist.

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Among artists, Bill Viola ranks 50 out of 125. Before him are Judy Chicago, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Yoshitaka Amano, Herbert Bayer, Hermann Nitsch, and Nikolay Shmatko. After him are Theo Jansen, Bruno Munari, Hasui Kawase, Vito Acconci, Gottfried Helnwein, and Robert Indiana.

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Among people born in 1951, Bill Viola ranks 146. Before him are Markku Alén, Francesco Moser, Pierre Lemaitre, K. K. Downing, Salih Muslim, and Choei Sato. After him are Sally Ride, Walter de Silva, Dee Dee Ramone, Muhammed Faris, Ubol Ratana, and Tommy Bolin. Among people deceased in 2024, Bill Viola ranks 161. Before him are Micheline Presle, Helmuth Duckadam, Jan Assmann, Toby Keith, Bill Cobbs, and Mohamed Osman Jawari. After him are Robert Badinter, John Ashton, James Herbert Brennan, Muhammed Faris, Selim Hoss, and Şerif Gören.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Viola ranks 3,217 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Dacascos (1964), Elijah Wood (1981), Garret Hobart (1844), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Joel Asaph Allen (1838), and Barbara Kruger (1945). After him are Winsor McCay (1867), Russ Meyer (1922), Joan Bennett (1910), Billy Preston (1946), Harlan Ellison (1934), and Karen Black (1939).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Bill Viola ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), Barnett Newman (1905), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), and Judy Chicago (1939). After him are Vito Acconci (1940), Robert Indiana (1928), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Mary Blair (1911), Gilbert Baker (1951), and Gordon Matta-Clark (1943).

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