COALITION
INGENU ARTIST:
Ron Lellis
Title: Buffalo Bill Cody
Title: Central Park,1905
RON LELLIS
Ron Lellis was born in Philadelphia
in 1956. As the result of a stroke about eleven years ago, Ron
suffered impairment of speech and short term memory loss. He
became interested in the evolution of languages from simple
sounds and ultimately developed the belief that his short term
memory had been replaced by a rare connection to a "racial
and genetic memory", enabling him to "intuit"
deep insights into the evolution of the universe and variegation
of human races.
Based on these insights, he hand-wrote a large book, which includes
a 136 page poem entitled, "Apollo". Rons' artwork
always begins with compositional elements borrowed from famous
paintings, progressing into abstract or fauvist interpretations
as he layers on a wide variety of mixed media, dramatic color,
and mysterious symbols.
Ron was added to the Coalition Ingenu collective in 1997, and
has been a consistent exhibitor ever since. A former resident
of Project H.O.M.E.' s In Community facility, Ron has since
moved to a rural setting in Tioga County, PA. C.I. receives
new artwork and communicates with him by mail, as he has no
telephone.
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Clay, John
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David Kime,
Ron Lellis,
Walter
Oates, Jr.