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Discussion on Facebook

Detail of a drawing made by Ruud Janssen, July 2010, reflecting a Facebook discussion. Indian Ink and Watercolours.

Fluxus Brain Words - English Variation

Fluxus Brain Words. Drawing by Ruud Janssen, Indian Ink and watercolours. Donald Boyd reacted to the Dutch version and asked if it could be translated. My reaction is this english version dedicated to him.

Some help for Beginners in Networking

As promissed another drawing I made. This one gives an overview of names I would mention when I have to explain someone what I am doing and how it is connected to other things. Not names of people, but names of networking. Discover some of the small details by just enlarging the photo. Drawing by Ruud Janssen, Indian Ink and watercolours, July 2010.

IUOMA - History overview 1988-2010

Drawing made in Athens, Greece by Ruud Janssen. Short overview of some events concerning the IUOMA from 1988-2010. Indian Ink and watercolours, 300 gm3 paper.

Brain Fluxus Words

A short break from all the mail-art and I am drawing again. This is one of the works I made. Technique: Indian ink and watercolours on 300 gm3 thick paper.

New Blog: Fluxus Rubber Stamps

http://fluxusrubberstamps.blogspot.com/ is the new blog I just made to show the stampsheets that return for the Fluxus Rubber Stamps Archive. A small section of the TAM Rubber Stamp Archive.

Mail from Pedro Bericat - Spain

Another Fluxus Rubber Stamp Sheet returned

Mail to Cascadia ArtPost - USA

Mail to Miranda Vissers - Netherlands

The card Miranda Vissers sent wasn't cancelled. So I could just add to it and return it with the same postage. Her title "Ademtochten" is altered slightly. No room for air I guess.

Mail from Miranda Vissers - Netherlands

New Developments in Mail-Art

For Mail-Artists that are at it for a long time, they often wonder if there are new developements in Mail-Art. Internet has had it's influences. new players in Mail-ARt who discovered the network through websites and blogs. Social Networks that keep the spirit of Mail-Art alive. The postal rates went up the last decade, but still it is possible to send out a piece of Mail-Art.

So what is new? Is Mail-Art just a circle in which one finds the start, and than goes round as often as one likes. Some drop out of the circle, had enough of it. Some do repetition (the same concept over and over again). And some Mail-Artists make it a life-time job ceating, sending out, receiving, archiving, and trying to get the archive in a museum or collection.

Art and the world arround us is connected. So the themes one sees in our art reflects the times. People now advertise their URL's and e-mail addresses. They want more hits and attention. That hasn't changed over the decades Mail-Art is still alive and kicking.

Mail to D.C. Spaulding - USA

Mail to Geof Huth - USA

Mail to Vittore Baroni - Italy

Surprise package to Vittore Baroni in Italy.

Mail to Bruno Chiarlone - Italy

Mail to Ross Priddle - Canada

Mail to Ever Arts - Netherlands

Mail to Francis van Maele - Ireland

Mail from Litsa Spathi (Nobody) - Netherlands

Litsa Spathi (Nobody) returned another stamp sheet for the Fluxus Rubber Stamp Collection.

Mail from Andy Martrich - USA

Andy Martrich from USA send me his latest book! A beautiful surprise indeed.

Mail from Cascadia ArtPost - USA

Mail from Ross Priddle - Canada

Mail from John M. Bennett - USA

Mail from Samuel Montalvetti - Argentina

IUOMA Poll-5

Mail from PC - TicTac - Germany

Mail from Reed Altemus - USA

Mail from Marina Salmaso and Bruno Chiarlone - Italy

Mail from Alex Cabral - Brasil

Mail from Geoffrey Hendricks - USA

Some historical Fluxus for the Fluxus Collection in Breda

Mail from D.C. Spaulding - USA

Mail to Horst Baur - Germany

Mail from Nico van Hoorn - Netherlands

Mail from Horst Baur

Mail from Horst Baur - Germany. Still need to go through it a bit further. He included a CD with information on which I will have a look at. horst is working on the catalogue of his latest project.

Mail to John Held. Jr. - USA

Mail from Nobel Peace Project - Canada

Mail to Ryosuke Cohen - Japan