Gary Hill (1)

Gary Hill, a pioneer of video art, is an American artist. Hill was born in 1951 and has been working with video and sound since 1973. Hill developed a passion for video art in the 1970s. His ideas came about when he began reading the writings of Maurice Blanchot, providing him with ideas on how language impacts any life experience. Then, after meeting poet George Quasha, Hill was inspired to start experimenting with language and video. Hill uses modern day technology to create environments which take the audience on a "mind" ride, as well as using his own body to create multilayered video installations in which text, language and speech extend over and intersect.

I was very absorbed with what I read on Gary Hill. He truly has a unique way of expressing himself using the mind, body, and language. Looking at his work actually inspired me to make use of my "strange" thoughts. However, I dislike how Hill lets the audience interpret his work in their own way; I'd like to know the exact meaning to his work and how he was inspired to create it. I've recently discovered  that a bunch of random images with text included make me very curious and I don't know why. I'd like to know the themes behind Hill's work though and not always just take a wild guess. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'd like it if the creator with such a gifted mind would actually explain the real meaning behind his art, I'm sure I'm not even close to knowing the real meaning because we must think very differently.