Nam June Paik, born June 20, 1932 in Seoul, Korea is considered to be the artist who started it all with video art. Nam started mixing his video and sound on his work. He was experimenting with different media forms. He was the first artist to use the first portable camera by Sony in 1965. Most of todays' video artists started thanks to Paik, who revolutionized the way art was done. Most of his work revolves around the aesthetics of paradox, enlightenment, and delight. One of my favorite pieces of Paik is the wall full of screens. Each screen has its own image, once all of them are put together, a full image appears. This is very impressive in my opinion considering the technology that was available during his generation. Nam June Paik will live on as the creator of video art in the minds of all his peers.
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