It begins in the magazines with a psychological association - a knowing that two or more images are connected - without a clear, conscious understanding of exactly how or why. Then, through a playful and subconscious analog manipulation of the images, a story somehow begins to emerge out of the deep psyche and into consciousness. Once the visual portion of the narrative has been completed, I wait for the right text to 'call' to me and to draw me towards the precise passage which serves to render the work and its message complete. A passage will sometimes call from a magazine and at other times from a book such as Carl Jung's "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", St. Teresa of Ávila's "The Life of St. Teresa of Avila" or Friedrich Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

e.y. reilly

Exact Dimensions

14x11

Year Created

2025

Materials

"The Autobiography of Saint Teresa of Avila: The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus" and analog collage on paper