Ronald Mann - Part 3 - Black And White PaintingsClio, Michigan

~Mann B&W Paintings

A slideshow containing images by photographer Fred Scruton.

Midwest Region

Midwest

All paintings: ©Ronald Mann, acrylic on canvas, dimensions in inches

Ronald Mann (1943 – 2023)

Art by Ronald Mann

Art Type or Medium: Painting

Viewable: by appointment

Secular or Religious: Secular with Religious aspects

Ronald Mann is a self-taught Vietnam veteran artist. His wife Ricki was an amateur painter, and after returning from the war with un-diganosed PTSD, Ron started to make paintings using her leftover materials.  The fist slide, When Johnny Comes Home, shows physically and emotionally wounded soldiers returning from Vietnam – they beat their own drums in lieu of any parades or public demonstrations of appreciation for their service.  Vietnam veterans were often vilified for having (involuntarily) participated in the war.

Ron had no background or training in art, and remains uninterested in art history or the contemporary artworld. A form of self-therapy, every painting addresses specific memories and emotions that range from combat recollections, the personal traumas of friends and family, to broad historical events such as the Oklahoma City bombing, famine in Africa, or the American Civil War.

The paintings are personal dressings for emotional wounds, and none are offered for sale.

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