Universal Mandalas

Mandalas are, without doubt, a powerful tool for introspection. Looking at these beautiful polysymmetric images can evoke associations that lead to unexpected insights. “By exploring the world of mandalas, we embark on a journey of personal and collective transformation, seeking meaning, peace and the full realization of our human potential,” says Jussara Maria Villasbôas deContinue reading “Universal Mandalas”

Der Tag der Schwarzen Kunst

Besuchen Sie die zeitgenössische Radierung Am 15. März 2018 wurden die traditionellen Drucktechniken in das Verzeichnis des immateriellen Kulturerbes der Deutschen UNESCO-Kommission eingetragen. Aber auch die österreichischen Fans des Tiefdrucks haben Grund zum Feiern: Auf Betreiben von Ludwig Ortner, dem Leiter der Druckwerkstatt und Galerie Scheinhaus, zog die UNESCO-Kommission Wien im Jahr 2021 nach. SeitherContinue reading “Der Tag der Schwarzen Kunst”

Der Typograf als Drucker …

… und der Organisator als Layouter Lutz Anders hat eine Neujahrskarte geschickt, einen Druck (s.o. rechts), und damit sind wir schon mitten drin in den Anmerkungen über den Künstler, Handwerker und Organisator aus Berlin. In der Mail-Art-Szene kennt man ihn vor allem als vorbildlichen Organisator von Aufrufen zu Themen wie 1945 – End of WorldContinue reading “Der Typograf als Drucker …”

Your Vision of a bright Future

The Northern Kentucky University has launched an open call for mail art with the theme My Own Utopia: If you could create a perfect Utopia, what would it look like? All work must be original and no larger than 10′ × 10″ × 10″ (25,4 cm × 25,4 cm × 25,4 cm). This can includeContinue reading “Your Vision of a bright Future”

Board Games Art

Dice Portugal is an ongoing call for mail art with the theme board games. They are looking for postcard-sized works in any possible technique [→ more]. While entries are still coming in, the organizers Fernando and Maria João have already created an online presentation. The collection is constantly being expanded and the two are consideringContinue reading “Board Games Art”

Kollektive Kunst

Juan Petry, in Köln geboren, lebt heute im spanischen Cervera del Maestre, etwa in der Mitte zwischen Tarragona und Valencia in der Provinz Castelló. In dem Dorf mit 600 Einwohnern betreibt er die Casa del Dragon, eine Begegnungsstätte für zeitgenössische Kunstschaffende mit einer Galerie und einem Skulpturengarten. Petry, der sich als “Konzeptkünstler zwischen Beuys undContinue reading “Kollektive Kunst”

Mail Art in the Museum

Free space for imagination (l’immaginazione al potere) was the motto of a mail art call by The Museo Bendandi. Curators Paola Pescerelli Lagorio and Roberta Savolini received 264 art cards in various techniques (watercolor, painting, drawing, art print, photography, etc.). The artworks were presented at an event on December 1 at Via Manzara 17 inContinue reading “Mail Art in the Museum”

A Book from ancient Egypt

The Book of the Dead was a kind of guide to the underworld where the ancient Egyptians believed the soul went after death. Lots of mumbo-jumbo was meant to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld which ranged from starvation to creatures lurking in dark corners on the way to the final judgement.Continue reading “A Book from ancient Egypt”

Homage to Béla Bartók

Nature, Human, and Music  is the title of an international mail art exhibition organized by Ali Asker Bal  for the Korkut Ata University in Osmaniye in the South of Turkey. The call asked artists to pay homage to the composer Béla Bartók who visited the town in 1936 to collect Turkish folk music. The exhibitionContinue reading “Homage to Béla Bartók”

Exhibiting Kindness

The Comunità La Villetta is a community of foster families. Thus, they are specialists for kindness which is an essential factor for our psychosocial well-being and for the acceptance of differences, and to remember human attitudes such as empathy and tolerance. Artists from America, Asia and Europe followed the call to contribute works that “celebrateContinue reading “Exhibiting Kindness”

Death comes by Mail

The Asturian City of Avilés is an important place for contemporary mail art. Year after year the Department of Culture organizes an international themed exhibition. Last year’s show includes more than 500 works. This year’s theme was simply “death”, and artists from all over the world were invited to submit postcard-sized (DIN A6) entries. AsContinue reading “Death comes by Mail”

About the City

Raphael Nadolny sent an art print titled “comet over the meadows” and two photos with a statement that reads: “A city is a state of mind, a set of customs, attitudes and sentiments, its power can turn against him. The city is becoming independent, out of control. The viscera of Leviathan.” This is an interestingContinue reading “About the City”