John Mellencamp Community

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John Mellencamp photographed on Oct. 20, 2015 at ACA Galleries in New York, where his Big Apple exhibition, "The Isolation of Mister," is on display through Dec. 19.

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'The Battle of Angels'
"We were married 20 years and we got divorced," Mellencamp says of ex-wife Elaine Irwin (whom he references in his painting). "She’s a great gal, a really great gal. We loved each other a lot but… 'The Battle of Angels' is also a Tennessee Williams play. It just made sense to use that title."

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'The Stardust Sisters'
"I like this painting, although the subject doesn’t like it. That’s Meg Ryan. Meg and I were together for five years. That’s Laura Dern right next to her. They’re best friends. And I think they both thought that it was gonna be not what it turned out to be. So I don’t know that Meg ever liked this painting very much but I did. I spent a lot of time on this painting. Weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks."

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'Why Are U Angry'
Mellencamp's 2012 painting is displayed at the ACA Galleries. Prices for the artwork range from $2,500 to $40,000.

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For Art's Sake
"I paint for myself," says Mellencamp. "Somebody asked me earlier -- it was kind of an insulting question -- 'Do you paint for the people who might buy your paintings?' I was like, 'Are you kidding me?' I never consider that."

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'Slate'
"That’s my granddaughter. Her name is Slate. That was my name when I was born and then they changed it," says Mellencamp. "Anyway, she’s got very big hands [in the painting] because she’s gonna reach out and do something with her life. And, as you can see, she’s got the world on a string."

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No Smiles Necessary
"Shiny, happy people?" says Mellencamp about the lack of smiling faces in his artwork. "I'll let R.E.M. make those paintings."

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Garage Sale
"I want my paintings to look like they were found in a garage," says Mellencamp. "If they get a scratch or a hole in them, it just becomes part of the painting."

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