JACK REILLY

Each of Reilly’s paintings consists of thousands of brushstrokes, multi-layered, shiny and colorful acrylics, including gold and silver. His compositions are based on linear mathematical structures and designs, that interact with the non-regular-shaped canvases, sometimes evoking more the feel of a wall-sculpture than a painting.

Jack Reilly received his M.F.A. from Florida State University in 1978 and shortly thereafter he moved to Los Angeles. Reilly is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and numerous other awards. His paintings are included in major public, private and corporate collections internationally. He is Chair of the Art Department and Professor of Art at California State University Channel Islands.

 Interview with Jack Reilly and report on his work.

Available Artwork Click on IMAGEs for larger view

Please note that many of Reilly’s works are designed for a variety of possible installations, depending on the piece e.g. in different angles or rotated.
XXXII Divided by 2
in Sets of Two
acrylic on canvas
44" x 60"
Simple Arithmetic
acrylic on canvas, 7.5" x 96"
XXVIII Divided by 2
in Sets of Two
acrylic on canvas
72" x 60"
XXVI Less 6
in Two Sets
of 2 + One
acrylic
on canvas
36" x 66"
XVIII Seorsum:
Viridis Quam Puniceus
acrylic on canvas
36" x 28"
Rectangle
Split into
2 Triangles in
XX Sets of Two
acrylic
on canvas
72" x 62"
VI Total
in 3 Divisions of Two
acrylic on canvas
72" x 12"
installed as pictured
66" x 33"
XXIV in Tres Tria — Recuso, Vergo, Recuso
acrylic on canvas, 46" x 58"

Funis Vergo
in VII Pars Partis
acrylic on canvas, 10" x 66", installed as pictured 36" x 52"

XXXIII in Sets of Three
acrylic on canvas, 85" x 61"
XLII Oriundus
VI Quadrati per Septem
acrylic on canvas
19" x 26"
XVII Pennipotenti in Fuga
acrylic on canvas
24" x 30"
Tetra Falsus Consisto XXII Scindo Absque I
acrylic on canvas, 72" x 57"
XXXII Scindo
Quattuor Igum ex Duo
acrylic on canvas
36" x 26"
Total Five
acrylic on canvas
30" x 30"
Spatial Energy
acrylic on irregularly shaped
canvas
35" x 42"
Eclipse of Reason
acrylic on
irregularly shaped
canvas
60" x 95"
Gravitational
Attraction
acrylic on
irregularly shaped
canvas
40" x 60"