Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

  

   

 Nam June Paik was a Korean American artist who was born on July 20, 195. Paik was a multi-talented individual who was not only a great artist, but he was also a talented classical pianist. Paik was known for many unique works that involved electronics like televisions and music. In 1964, Paik teamed up with Charlotte Moorman (a famous cellist) and they worked on a piece together called TV Cello. This artwork was a bunch of televisions that were stacked up in a pile to resemble the shape of a cello. Paik also had some non-musical pieces including Something Pacific which he made in 1986. This was a statue of sitting Buddha faces on top of a closed circuit television. Many of Paik’s works are fascinating, and for the time they were revolutionary. The use of electronics in art wasn't very popular at the time, and Paik has incorporated it into modern art. This is why he generally considered the father and pioneer of video art. I think Paik’s works are breathtaking masterpieces. Without such innovative artists in the community, the world of modern art would be very dull. Unfortunately Paik died in 2006, 10 years after a stroke had left him paralyzed on his left side.