I’ve only recently really gotten into John O’Reilly’s work. It appeals to me on lots of levels: the use of his own body and likeness in his work, the connection and reference to art history and queer history, the mix of “sacred” art and “profane” pornography, the cross-genre nature of photography/collage, the thematic issues he deals with… I love how intimate the work seems, how personal. I also love its exploratory feel— my favorite work is work that is searching, looking for meaning, looking for a connection. I plan to hunt down some more reading material on O’Reilly’s work and spend some more time exploring it myself.
Forgive the terrible reproductions I found on the internet, but it’s the best I could find:
© John O’Reilly
© John O’Reilly
© John O’Reilly
© John O’Reilly
If I had the money, I would buy the one remaining John O’Reilly print in the PRC Print Program in a heartbeat:
© John O’Reilly
More info on John O’Reilly:
Article on Queer Arts
Article from Frieze Magazine – Issue 73, March 2003
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Stephen // July 25, 2009 at 10:36 am |
Howard Yezersky in Boston has many examples of O’Reilly’s collage work and will be exhibiting the newest this this upcoming fall 09. I’ve personally have known John for 25 years and have never seen an artist work as hard and consistantly prolific. The most recent unique works are huge for John, over 20 inches wide and mostly landscape based.
calebcole // July 25, 2009 at 10:46 am |
That’s really exciting to hear— I will definitely be at that show and look forward to seeing his new work. Thanks for the tip!