{"id":3794,"date":"2016-06-02T13:12:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T03:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T03:12:14","slug":"artchat-blog-interview-84-says-who-dean-reilly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3794","title":{"rendered":"ArtChat [Blog Interview #84] &#8211; says who? &#8211; Dean Reilly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3794\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Art is a Universal Landscape. It is a thinking agent which reaches across and stirs the imagination. These paintings are a window for your imagination, not mine. I love that.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeanReilly2016.html\">Dean Reilly<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"603\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC: Your exhibition title \u2018Says Who?\u2019 denotes a questioning mind, would you say this is true of you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: I am afraid so, I tend to be a little defiant and contrary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: You are obviously inspired by the human form with its various facial expressions. When you are out and about do you visualise people the way you paint them eg. Men in suits with floral heads and is there some hidden meaning behind the crossed out facial features? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: No hidden meanings, however I always have been interested in physiognomy. Our beliefs and convictions shape our appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: Tell us a bit about your \u201cHeads of State\u201d Series.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: Images arise to create profiles. They are idealised. They are romanticised and they are charismatic. We are living in the cult of personality. This is the state we are in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"807\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: If you were unable to paint is there another passion you would want to pursue?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: All the Arts, music, acting dance but maybe not ballet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: If you could collect another artist\u2019s work, who would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: Michael Zavros. I believe he is Australians leading contemporary painter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: If you could ask <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pablopicasso.org\/\">Picasso<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salvadordali.com\/\">Dali<\/a> a question, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: \u201cHow you going, are you having a win?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"675\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: Is there a Movie you saw as a teenager that you still like today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brucelee.com\/\">Bruce Lee<\/a> &#8211; \u201cEnter the Dragon\u201d. My respect for him has grown as I matured, not so much for his acting ability but more for his philosophical views. The only problem is, bright candles burn fast, he was gone too soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: You do the most beautiful floral paintings. Is there any particular flower that you like the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: No, it is like asking if I have a favourite colour. I do however have favourite combinations of colour and flowers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AC: Would you have any advice for up and coming young artists?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DR: \u201cHave you thought about a career in Engineering?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"819\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-768x194.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/DeanReilly2016.html\"><strong>&#8220;says who?&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>by <a href=\"http:\/\/deanreillyart.com\/about\/\"><strong>Dean Reilly<\/strong><\/a> continues at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/Contact.php\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a>, 61 Musgrave\u00a0Road, Red Hill\u00a0until Sunday\u00a019\u00a0June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=3794\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share&#8220;Art is a Universal Landscape. 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