Sometimes, news travel slow even in the age of the internet. Only recently, we were informed about the exhibition Nature in Istanbul’s Bahariye Art Gallery which presented the collected contributions of Mengü Gezgins mail art call. Among the works by more than 130 artists was Gerald Jatzek’s collage sea&land, based on a photo he hadContinue reading “Nature in Istanbul”
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The Fish in the Envelope
The other day, a fish stranded in the mailbox of Gabriele and Gerald. Not an average fish, of course, no swordfish, no trout, and no mackerel, but a FLUXfish. The strange animal had already visited Pam Chatfield, Mikel Untzilla, Rebekka Schmidt, Aina Enciso, Sabela Baña, Sil Dubois, and The Sticker Dude. Gabriele and Gerald helpedContinue reading “The Fish in the Envelope”
Blue Tiles
The mail art call by the the Creative Experimental Laboratory of the Torre Social Centre of Padua invited artists to submit up to five works in the format size of 10 x 10 cm. While there was no restriction regarding themes or techniques, each work had to contain something in blue. Maria Teresa Cazzaro usedContinue reading “Blue Tiles”
La revolución de los claveles
The Carnation Revolution 1974 Mail art call: A5 maximum, free technique Write postal address, country and e-mail address on the back of the works Deadline for receipt: 01.04. 2024 The exhibition opens: 25.04.2024 Send to: JOSÉ L. CAMPAL, C/ MIGUEL BENZO, 18, 1B, 14004 CÓRDOBA, SPAIN La revolución de los claveles 1974 Convocatoria de arteContinue reading “La revolución de los claveles”
Possible Futures
The 2084 Imagined Futures from the South Program is an international initiative to occupy the future of Latin American cities. Among the participating institutions are Afroresistance (New York), Collectivo Artearte (Bogotá), Heroínas Peruanas, Freie Universität Berlin, Manzana de las Luces Museum (Buenos Aires) and The New School / Observatory on Latin America (New York). TheyContinue reading “Possible Futures”
The Emergency of Beauty
An Open Call from Italy We need more beauty here and now. What makes you happy?! Looking for a light in this broken world, let’s try to represent and share our idea of beauty and unconditional Love. All your creative power and techniques on paper are welcome. Size: max. 210 x 297 mm | 8.3 xContinue reading “The Emergency of Beauty”
The Rabbitfish
This strange animal recently entered the house via the mailbox. The story goes that is has been bred by Melissa Wand from the FLUXfish group within the International Union of Mail-Artists (IUOMA). The other side of the postcard is designed as a spade nine, formed by a school of spade fish. Thank you, Sil, weContinue reading “The Rabbitfish”
Fuori dalla finestra
Un articolo di è campania Il mondo visibile e invisibile, oltre alla finestra.. Questo è il tema della mostra internazionale di arte postale organizzata dall’Associazione Nel segno dell’arte di Avellino con il Museo civico Luigi D’Avanzo di Roccarainola. Un percorso espositivo che si articola attraverso opere, rigorosamente 20×20 cm, in cui ciascun artista ha riprodottoContinue reading “Fuori dalla finestra”
Mail Art im Schriftmuseum
Das Bartlhaus, Österreichs einziges Museum, das sich der Schriftkunst widmet, ruft Mailartisten und -artistinnen zur Einsendung einer Karte im Format A6 auf, Thema und Technik sind frei. Die eingesendeten Arbeiten werden in der temporären Galerie TEMPO gezeigt. Auch Karten, die ein paar Tage nach Eröffnung der Ausstellung am 27. April eintreffen, haben noch Chancen aufContinue reading “Mail Art im Schriftmuseum”
Un tributo merecido
Ibirico fue uno de los artistas más activos de arte correo en España. Rendirle tributo fue el tema de la III convocatoria del Museo Internacional de Electrografía (MIDECIANT) y de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM). En la exposición en homenaje a Ibirico, se muestran las obras de más de doscientas personas de todo el mundo. En laContinue reading “Un tributo merecido”
Spanish Jazz & Signs in Spain
Jazzándaluz is an offspring of the International Festival of Music, Theatre and Dance of Priego de Córdoba, which has been around for more than 75 years. It is an event where the best musicians and bands of Spain get together. The organizers call it a “commitment to quality culture made in our country”. Since 2019Continue reading “Spanish Jazz & Signs in Spain”
Skepticism
The mail art exhibition esserci senza esserci has a tradition that dates back to the year 2008. This year 196 artists from 22 countries reacted to the call. The exhibition was curated by _guroga and Enzo Correnti and supported by the Collettivo Dada Boom Viareggio and the Collettivo Superazione Viareggio. The show took place atContinue reading “Skepticism”
Peace in Brazil
Paz na terra or Peace on Earth is the title of an exhibition in Jundiaí, a town in the state of São Paulo, located 57 kilometres north of São Paulo. The exhibition presents drawings, photographies, paintings, collages, ink drawings, watercolor paintings and prints. The works come from artists from Spain, Estonia, USA, Belgium, Japan, Germany,Continue reading “Peace in Brazil”
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”
Geschichte der Farben
Diese kompakte Darstellung beginnt bei den Erdfarben der Höhlenmalerei und endet mit der Farbnormierung im Druckwesen und in der in der Informationstechnologie. Dazwischen führt die Kunsthistorikerin Camille Viéville durch dreißig weitere, für die Farbe in der Kunst wichtige Perioden. Etwa die Vielfarbigkeit im Ägypten der Pharaonen, wo es keinen Begriff gab, der unserem Blau entspräche,Continue reading “Geschichte der Farben”
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.
Un aniversario muy triste
Exposiciones de mail art en diferentes Universidades de la ciudad de Antofagasta El 11 de septiembre mucha gente en Europa recuerda los atentados que ocurrieron el mismo día en el año 2001. Pero para la América Latina democrática esta fecha es relacionada dolorosamente con el 11 de septiembre de 1973. Maya López Muro y RogelioContinue reading “Un aniversario muy triste”
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