image #1 (2020) Malerei von Ellie Ali

Self-taught artist. painting exclusively on paper, i use acrylics, chinese ink, oil stick, and wax.(scroll down for detailed exhibition history)

i call paper my “co-conspirator”. it does at least half the work. and the viewer does the rest. 

i search for the finest museum quality papers from all over the world. (hand dyed papers from rajasthan, india. handmade papers from mexico and thailand. rice papers from japan and china.)

 i only paint people. they speak, i listen.

born in 1947 in new york city, my work has been strongly influenced by the fearless writers, musicians and painters of the 1950's and 1960's who courageously paved the way for generations to follow.  

james baldwin, john coltrane, henry miller, eric dolphy, joan miro, miles davis, frenz klein, lenny bruce, jean dubuffet to give you a small idea of my influences. 

• Nationalität: VEREINIGTE STAATEN
• Geburtsdatum : 1947
• Künstlerische Domänen: Werke von professionellen Künstlern,
• Gruppen: Professioneller Künstler Zeitgenössische Amerikanische Künstler