Nature is not good or bad, not ugly or beautiful, not weak or strong. Nature is, and nature is sometimes hard to understand. This is where poetry comes in. “What can be explained is not poetry”, wrote the great Irish poet William Butler Yeats in a note to his son. However, poetry can explain theContinue reading “New Poems in Canada and the USA”
Author Archives: Marius van der Graaf
Time Flies
Franco Ballabeni called, and 200 artists sent 350 works on the theme tempus fugit (time flies). They formed an exhibition that was first shown in Colico, a town situated on the northern arm of Lake Como in the Italian province Lombardy. The Mostra Internazionale di Mail Art took place in the Museo della Cultura ContadinaContinue reading “Time Flies”
Una obra colaborativa
“La poesía visual es parte de un campo mucho más amplio que genéricamente denominamos poesía experimental.No existe fórmula que permita determinar claramente si una obra puede o no ser considerada Poesía Visual. El borde es difuso.Síntesis entre imagen y palabra, juego entre signos y formas y otras lecturas posibles.Todos los recursos son válidos, la creatividadContinue reading “Una obra colaborativa”
Lots of Yellow and Orange
A watercolor painting and a spontanous Taffy poem: They were sent to the British artists Kevin & James Gillen. The envelope shows a koala and some exotic lizards, accompanied by the text not in Austria, a reference to the common confusion of Austria and Australia.
Solo in Krems bis 6. Oktober
Am 22. September eröffnete der Kremser Bürgermeister Reinhard Resch die erste Soloausstellung Gabriele Müllers in der Kremser Galerie KULTUR Mitte. Der Titel Geschichten mit … verweist einerseits auf das erzählerische Element in den Werken, andererseits auf die Umsetzung mit einer Vielzahl von künstlerischen Verfahrensweisen. Hausherr Wolfgang Mahrer begrüßte das Publikum, und Christina Hermann arbeitete mitContinue reading “Solo in Krems bis 6. Oktober”
Die Zeit
Peter Hömseder ist Lehrer an der Blankenstein-Grundschule in Steinheim an der Murr in Baden-Württemberg. Außerdem komponiert, arrangiert und singt er und zeigt Kindern, wieviel Spaß und Freude Musik machen kann. Nun hat er mit jungen Musikanten eine wunderschöne Fassung seines Liedes Die Zeit aufgenommen, zu dem Gerald Jatzek den Text beigesteuert hat. Es ist fraglosContinue reading “Die Zeit”
Multimedia Dreams on an Island
How do you build a dream archive? Greek artist Vanessa Tοuzlοukof started with an international call for mail art. “You are invited to send a dream of yours, recorded both in your native language and in English and illustrated in any visual medium you like”, she wrote. During the summer, incoming contributions were published onContinue reading “Multimedia Dreams on an Island”
A Reply and a Call
A few days ago, we showed you some items that reached MailYourArt from Berlin. Today it’s time to show the reply mail to Ulli Kattenstroth, a longtime mail art activist whose work can be found all over the place and beyond. The reply mail included a watercolor sketch by Gabriele Müller and an asemic textContinue reading “A Reply and a Call”
Wundertüte aus Berlin
Der Berliner Ulrich Kattenstroth vagabundiert durch Kunstsparten, ohne sich viel um Grenzen zu kümmern. Im Juli schickte er einen Umschlag nach Wien, der das Haus des kürzlich verstorbenen Schweizer Künstlers und Aktionisten Hans Ruedi Fricker (1947-2023) zeigt. Auf der Vorderseite befindet sich die Botschaft: FLUXUS IST LUXUS. Was hiermit zur fröhlichen Diskussion gestellt sei. InContinue reading “Wundertüte aus Berlin”
In Harmony with Nature in Elba
Sant’Ilario on the island of Elba is not a spot that everybody knows. Well, not yet, because there’s an active group called Voltine that started to reach out to mail artists from all over the world. The opening of the exhibition of the works they received will take place on Friday 18 August at 7 pm. It’sContinue reading “In Harmony with Nature in Elba”
Moving Poetry
Dorina Harangus is a multilingual actress and dancer from Romania who likes to switch between styles and disciplines, including singing, drama, movement and poetry. The project Word & Movement is based on the results of a mail art and poetry call. From the works that she received, Dorina formed a “performative exhibition” in two GermanContinue reading “Moving Poetry”
A Watercolor Card
Canadian artist Awyn is a very active member of the mail art community. All the more it is very nice that she found the time to draw two watercolor paintings and send them as a postcard to Austria. The front page that features a folk guitar player on a typical stool is accompanied by aContinue reading “A Watercolor Card”
Mehr Druck!
Manueller Bilddruck ist eine Leidenschaft, die für Produzenten wie Konsumenten gleichermaßen Vorteile bringt. Einerseits bietet die Vielfalt der Techniken eine kaum überschaubare Vielfalt von kombinierbaren Möglichkeiten, andrerseits werden Kunstwerke in kleinen Auflagen auch für Kunstliebhaber mit wenig Budget interessant. Eine der aktivsten Initiativen des Landes, die Kunst&Druckwerkstatt am Bahnhof in Hausmening, hat im Juli einContinue reading “Mehr Druck!”
A virtual Country
Dadaland is a country that only exists within the realm of the International Union of Mail-Artists (IOUMA). It is the brainchild of Predrag Petrovic who appointed himself as Head of Mission of the country’s embassy on the IOUMA server. If you try to find Dadaland on the map, please bear in mind Predrag’s definition: It is located whereverContinue reading “A virtual Country”
3x Poesiealbum
Ein hübsches Ensemble ergeben drei Publikationen der Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Lyrik in Leipzig. Gemeinsam ist ihnen, dass sie Gedichte von Gerald Jatzek enthalten:
Lots of Marks …
“Fingerprints identify us, distinguish us, reveal us, while describing our trail, our path, our wanderings… It seems vital and necessary to pass through this world leaving a positive residue, an essence of our own, an emotional perfume, a particular way of being. Go through this world LEAVING A MARK. Fingerprints, handprints, footprints, heartprints, soulprints… TheContinue reading “Lots of Marks …”
Cat Art
Wikipedia tells us: “Research has suggested that viewing online cat media is related to positive emotions, and that it even may work as a form of digital therapy or stress relief for some users. Some elements of research also shows that feelings of guilt when postponing tasks can be reduced by viewing cat content.” IfContinue reading “Cat Art”
Music is your only Friend
What shall be our legacy? That was the question behind Puskás Pálma’s call for works on the subject of time capsule. Participants were invited to create a postcard which tells future generations what we enjoy the most in our lives. The results can be found as an online exhibition on the mailasmile.org. If there willContinue reading “Music is your only Friend”
mail your art 