Mail Art from Ivan Zemtsov in Russia. This colourful envelope contained one of the stampsheets that I passed out.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Mail from John M. bennett - USA
Mail from John M. Bennett in Colombus USA again. he sent me another stampsheet and also the small booklet printed in colour. Falling Boy Books it is called. Looks really funny. It is published in Paris by Denis Charmot, see: http://denis.charmot.free.fr
Mail from Barry Edgar Pilcher - Ireland
Mail from Barry Edgar Pilcher from his Island in Ireland. He sent one stampsheet and some poetry for me to read.
Mail from Paper Kite Press and Studio - USA
This card arrived last week. The original collage by Clemente Padin I already knew (Poetry is noy sufficient). The new version is titled: Art is not enough. A project for which contributions are askedMail from Piet Franzen - Netherlands
Piet ranzen, SIDAC studio, confirms the arrival of my box. He even include a 'certificate' that my box will be in the first exhibition in Leiden at his own studio SIDAC. he has planned more exhibitions in Leiden.
Mail from Henning Mittendorf - Germany
Again mail from Henning Mittendorf in Frankfurt Germany. He sent me an envelope with some of his older works, but also a new colourful work that scannned and placed below. Henning is now soon turning 70 and that is quite an age. He has produced so many drawings and eraser carved stamps that is really a large collection. Last time Litsa and me met Henning and Angela was some years ago in Minden, Germany.
Above one of Hennings new works. First collage I have seen from him with these strong colours. I like it a lot. The themes are obviously from Henning.Postcard from Jim Hayes - USA
Jim Hayes sent me another old Postcard. He listened today to "Grateful Dead" (suppose that is a few days ago. Thanks Jim!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Experiment 2 : Influenza for Julia
Video by Ruud Janssen based on two images of the Influenza Virus that attacks the Julia Fractal (a third mathematical image).
Friday, January 18, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Catalogue available at LuLu
The catalogue of the TAM Rubberstamp Archive that was made for the exhibition at the L-Gallery in Moscow is now available in book-format at LuLu. Have a look at: http://www.lulu.com/content/1862885
Painted CD's
My collection of Painted CD's is online now and grows every week. Up to one thousand CD's will be online soon when the files are completely uploaded. Have a look at: http://paintedcds.blogspot.com/
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Card to Vittore Baroni - Italy
The surprise card that Roland halbritter sent to me to pass on is now going to Italy, to Vittorre Baroni in Viareggio, Italy.
Postal Rates increased
As you can see the postal rates went up in the Netherlands. But to make the pain less, they issued these lovely postagestamps: A bicycle with two worlds as wheels. Couldn't resits buying them. The Bicycle is used a lot in the Netherlands. There are even more bicycles in our country then human beings....
Mail to Piet Franzen - Sidac Studio - Netherlands
Piet Franzen from SIDAC-Studio is doing a project where he sends boxes to participants in which they have to return 'their worls'. I worked on my contribution and included it in the box you see below and above (below: outside, above: inside).In the box I included lots of things that documents parts of my life. Will be difficult to exhibit this thing, but he has a lot now to work on.....
Mail from Lutz Wohlrab - Berlin - Germany
Dr. Lutz Wohlrab sent me this lovely mail which also included the booklet below that shows the first results of the horses he collected for a seperate project for someone else. Just realized I hadn't sent him mine, so a reply will be on its way soon.....
Mail from Rod Sumers - VEC , Netherlands - 2
The surpise package that Rod Summers sent me last week.
Mail from H.R. Fricker - Switserland
A special made envelope by Hans-Ruedi Fricker arrived last week. The text reads: "Only senders can be Located". Hans-Ruedi always makes conceptual art out of his mailings and I was very glad that he sent me this surprise. Typical for "The aggressive Correspondence School".
After doing so much mail-art and conceptual art, the newest things he does is producing these word-signs people can orde. Just have a look atL http://www.placesofplaces.com/
I recognize the house H.R. Fricker lives in. Somewhere in Trogen, where there is now snow everywhere, He made this artistampsheet for me which will join the collection.
Mail from JNP - France
Mail from JNP in Calais, France. He returned one of the stampsteehs that are circulating the world....
Mail-Artists Selfportraits
O.K. Here it goes. Just one more blog with one specific goal. How do you look like? sent me a photo to info@iuoma.org with as subject: Mail-Art Selfportrait. Attach an image. I will publish your name, country you live in, year photo taken and the photo. The final documentation is just this blog. But somehow I expect that a lot of people are currious to how all these mail-artists look like.... Have a peek at: http://mailartsefportraitl.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The German Postal Office Treatement
The German Postal Office likes to use stickers as you an see.....
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Mail to Roland Halbritter - Germany
Because Roland sent so many beautiful pieces last year, I want to surprise him with this envelope for him. Andreas Hofer in full size.....
Mail from Brasil
First Mail this year comes from Brasil. The envelope took some water damage, but it came accross the ocean....
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Cappuccino Performance - Amsterdam
Play both videos simulteneously. This Fluxus Performance is performed by Litsa Spathi and Ruud Janssen in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See also http://fluxlisteurope.blogspot.com
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