I have been working on archiving my somewhat small Mail Art collection,
which I have been working on since 1997 or so. I have been scanning in
images of the art works and notating who sent them and where they came
from. I have 455 images scanned in. I have not included works which
have been reproduced in small b&w photocopies in catalogs, which would
have yeilded maybe another 100 pieces of art.

The artists with the most number of pieces in my collection are (not
including my own pieces which get sent sent back to me as part of
assembly zines, etc.):

10 Diane Bertrand (QC)
8 Pascal Lenoir (FR)
7 M. Vanci Stirnemann (CH)
6 Antonio Gomez (ES)
6 Cat Schick (US:AZ)
6 Michael Sierra (US:AZ)
6 Miguel Jimenez (ES)
6 Paghat the Ratgirl (US:WA)
6 Patricia Collins (UK)
5 Carmen Resendez (US:OR)
5 Giovanni Stradada Ravenna (IT)
5 Jurgen Kierspel (CH)

The countrues with the most participants are (again, not including my
own works):

USA: 124
CANADA: 24
ITALY: 24
FRANCE: 23
SPAIN: 23
SWITZERLAND: 23
THE NETHERLANDS: 19
GERMANY: 14
THE UK: 13
BELGIUM: 11

American State breakdowns:
ARIZONA: 15
CALIFORNIA: 13
TEXAS: 12 (I must have more than this)
WASHINGTON: 11
NEW YORK: 8

I have always wondered what these stats were for my collection. Now I
know. I have 38 pieces that I do not know the creator or country of
origin. It would be interesting to compare the data from other
collections.

Maybe I will do this again in 10 years and see how the stats change.

If you think you or your country aren't fairly represented, you can
send something for my archive at:

Josh Ronsen
2001 Brentwood
Austin TX 78757
USA














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Awesome!

Laura Ray

--- Josh Ronsen <joshronsen@...> wrote:

> I have been working on archiving my somewhat small
> Mail Art collection,
> which I have been working on since 1997 or so. I
> have been scanning in
> images of the art works and notating who sent them
> and where they came
> from. I have 455 images scanned in. I have not
> included works which
> have been reproduced in small b&w photocopies in
> catalogs, which would
> have yeilded maybe another 100 pieces of art.
>
> The artists with the most number of pieces in my
> collection are (not
> including my own pieces which get sent sent back to
> me as part of
> assembly zines, etc.):
>
> 10 Diane Bertrand (QC)
> 8 Pascal Lenoir (FR)
> 7 M. Vanci Stirnemann (CH)
> 6 Antonio Gomez (ES)
> 6 Cat Schick (US:AZ)
> 6 Michael Sierra (US:AZ)
> 6 Miguel Jimenez (ES)
> 6 Paghat the Ratgirl (US:WA)
> 6 Patricia Collins (UK)
> 5 Carmen Resendez (US:OR)
> 5 Giovanni Stradada Ravenna (IT)
> 5 Jurgen Kierspel (CH)
>
> The countrues with the most participants are (again,
> not including my
> own works):
>
> USA: 124
> CANADA: 24
> ITALY: 24
> FRANCE: 23
> SPAIN: 23
> SWITZERLAND: 23
> THE NETHERLANDS: 19
> GERMANY: 14
> THE UK: 13
> BELGIUM: 11
>
> American State breakdowns:
> ARIZONA: 15
> CALIFORNIA: 13
> TEXAS: 12 (I must have more than this)
> WASHINGTON: 11
> NEW YORK: 8
>
> I have always wondered what these stats were for my
> collection. Now I
> know. I have 38 pieces that I do not know the
> creator or country of
> origin. It would be interesting to compare the data
> from other
> collections.
>
> Maybe I will do this again in 10 years and see how
> the stats change.
>
> If you think you or your country aren't fairly
> represented, you can
> send something for my archive at:
>
> Josh Ronsen
> 2001 Brentwood
> Austin TX 78757
> USA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> for the edge of your seat?
> Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
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Hi Josh,

Giving my statistics is a bit tricky. I actually tried several times
to do something like that of many parts of the archive. An example
is the TAM Rubberstamp Archive. Must be 3000+ contributors that have
sent in 12.000+ sheets and the collection is still growing. Only one
collection of my mail-art is fully digitized. The envelopes to one
specific other artist. That brings me 1300+ images in 13 years.

So documenting all I get in and all I send out is very complicated
because it is just too much. On my IUOMA_blog I try to do my best to
document a bit and explain my views.

I know it is fascinating to see these statistics. And I am happy to
hear that you documented your collection this way. Will be happy to
see it as well in digital format.

Ruud


--- In iuoma@yahoogroups.com, Laura Ray <lauraray40504@...> wrote:
>
> Josh,
>
> Awesome!
>
> Laura Ray
>
> --- Josh Ronsen <joshronsen@...> wrote:
>
> > I have been working on archiving my somewhat small
> > Mail Art collection,
> > which I have been working on since 1997 or so. I
> > have been scanning in
> > images of the art works and notating who sent them
> > and where they came
> > from. I have 455 images scanned in. I have not
> > included works which
> > have been reproduced in small b&w photocopies in
> > catalogs, which would
> > have yeilded maybe another 100 pieces of art.
> >
> > The artists with the most number of pieces in my
> > collection are (not
> > including my own pieces which get sent sent back to
> > me as part of
> > assembly zines, etc.):
> >
> > 10 Diane Bertrand (QC)
> > 8 Pascal Lenoir (FR)
> > 7 M. Vanci Stirnemann (CH)
> > 6 Antonio Gomez (ES)
> > 6 Cat Schick (US:AZ)
> > 6 Michael Sierra (US:AZ)
> > 6 Miguel Jimenez (ES)
> > 6 Paghat the Ratgirl (US:WA)
> > 6 Patricia Collins (UK)
> > 5 Carmen Resendez (US:OR)
> > 5 Giovanni Stradada Ravenna (IT)
> > 5 Jurgen Kierspel (CH)
> >
> > The countrues with the most participants are (again,
> > not including my
> > own works):
> >
> > USA: 124
> > CANADA: 24
> > ITALY: 24
> > FRANCE: 23
> > SPAIN: 23
> > SWITZERLAND: 23
> > THE NETHERLANDS: 19
> > GERMANY: 14
> > THE UK: 13
> > BELGIUM: 11
> >
> > American State breakdowns:
> > ARIZONA: 15
> > CALIFORNIA: 13
> > TEXAS: 12 (I must have more than this)
> > WASHINGTON: 11
> > NEW YORK: 8
> >
> > I have always wondered what these stats were for my
> > collection. Now I
> > know. I have 38 pieces that I do not know the
> > creator or country of
> > origin. It would be interesting to compare the data
> > from other
> > collections.
> >
> > Maybe I will do this again in 10 years and see how
> > the stats change.
> >
> > If you think you or your country aren't fairly
> > represented, you can
> > send something for my archive at:
> >
> > Josh Ronsen
> > 2001 Brentwood
> > Austin TX 78757
> > USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
_____________________________________________________________________
_______________Ready
> > for the edge of your seat?
> > Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
> > http://tv.yahoo.com/
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
iuoma group:

Do you digitize most mail-art you get in and send out?

   o Yes, all I send out
   o Yes, all I receive
   o Only a part is digitised
   o I publish on a blog what I receive
   o I publish on a blog what I get in
   o Only a part is digitized
   o No, I don't have the equipement to do that
   o I don't do any mail-art. I am just here to read
   o I would like to in the near future
   o I am doing that for many years


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iuoma/surveys?id=12635730

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Hi Josh,

Giving my statistics is a bit tricky. I actually tried several times
to do something like that of many parts of the archive. An example
is the TAM Rubberstamp Archive. Must be 3000+ contributors that have
sent in 12.000+ sheets and the collection is still growing. Only one
collection of my mail-art is fully digitized. The envelopes to one
specific other artist. That brings me 1300+ images in 13 years.

So documenting all I get in and all I send out is very complicated
because it is just too much. On my IUOMA_blog I try to do my best to
document a bit and explain my views.

I know it is fascinating to see these statistics. And I am happy to
hear that you documented your collection this way. Will be happy to
see it as well in digital format.

Ruud

--- In iuoma@yahoogroups.com, Laura Ray <lauraray40504@...> wrote:
>
> Josh,
>
> Awesome!
>
> Laura Ray
>
> --- Josh Ronsen <joshronsen@...> wrote:
>
> > I have been working on archiving my somewhat small
> > Mail Art collection,
> > which I have been working on since 1997 or so. I
> > have been scanning in
> > images of the art works and notating who sent them
> > and where they came
> > from. I have 455 images scanned in. I have not
> > included works which
> > have been reproduced in small b&w photocopies in
> > catalogs, which would
> > have yeilded maybe another 100 pieces of art.
> >
> > The artists with the most number of pieces in my
> > collection are (not
> > including my own pieces which get sent sent back to
> > me as part of
> > assembly zines, etc.):
> >
> > 10 Diane Bertrand (QC)
> > 8 Pascal Lenoir (FR)
> > 7 M. Vanci Stirnemann (CH)
> > 6 Antonio Gomez (ES)
> > 6 Cat Schick (US:AZ)
> > 6 Michael Sierra (US:AZ)
> > 6 Miguel Jimenez (ES)
> > 6 Paghat the Ratgirl (US:WA)
> > 6 Patricia Collins (UK)
> > 5 Carmen Resendez (US:OR)
> > 5 Giovanni Stradada Ravenna (IT)
> > 5 Jurgen Kierspel (CH)
> >
> > The countrues with the most participants are (again,
> > not including my
> > own works):
> >
> > USA: 124
> > CANADA: 24
> > ITALY: 24
> > FRANCE: 23
> > SPAIN: 23
> > SWITZERLAND: 23
> > THE NETHERLANDS: 19
> > GERMANY: 14
> > THE UK: 13
> > BELGIUM: 11
> >
> > American State breakdowns:
> > ARIZONA: 15
> > CALIFORNIA: 13
> > TEXAS: 12 (I must have more than this)
> > WASHINGTON: 11
> > NEW YORK: 8
> >
> > I have always wondered what these stats were for my
> > collection. Now I
> > know. I have 38 pieces that I do not know the
> > creator or country of
> > origin. It would be interesting to compare the data
> > from other
> > collections.
> >
> > Maybe I will do this again in 10 years and see how
> > the stats change.
> >
> > If you think you or your country aren't fairly
> > represented, you can
> > send something for my archive at:
> >
> > Josh Ronsen
> > 2001 Brentwood
> > Austin TX 78757
> > USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.
> > http://tv.yahoo.com/
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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I have been working on archiving my somewhat small Mail Art collection,
which I have been working on since 1997 or so. I have been scanning in
images of the art works and notating who sent them and where they came
from. I have 455 images scanned in. I have not included works which
have been reproduced in small b&w photocopies in catalogs, which would
have yeilded maybe another 100 pieces of art.

The artists with the most number of pieces in my collection are (not
including my own pieces which get sent sent back to me as part of
assembly zines, etc.):

10 Diane Bertrand (QC)
8 Pascal Lenoir (FR)
7 M. Vanci Stirnemann (CH)
6 Antonio Gomez (ES)
6 Cat Schick (US:AZ)
6 Michael Sierra (US:AZ)
6 Miguel Jimenez (ES)
6 Paghat the Ratgirl (US:WA)
6 Patricia Collins (UK)
5 Carmen Resendez (US:OR)
5 Giovanni Stradada Ravenna (IT)
5 Jurgen Kierspel (CH)

The countrues with the most participants are (again, not including my
own works):

USA: 124
CANADA: 24
ITALY: 24
FRANCE: 23
SPAIN: 23
SWITZERLAND: 23
THE NETHERLANDS: 19
GERMANY: 14
THE UK: 13
BELGIUM: 11

American State breakdowns:
ARIZONA: 15
CALIFORNIA: 13
TEXAS: 12 (I must have more than this)
WASHINGTON: 11
NEW YORK: 8

I have always wondered what these stats were for my collection. Now I
know. I have 38 pieces that I do not know the creator or country of
origin. It would be interesting to compare the data from other
collections.

Maybe I will do this again in 10 years and see how the stats change.

If you think you or your country aren't fairly represented, you can
send something for my archive at:

Josh Ronsen
2001 Brentwood
Austin TX 78757
USA

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MOVE AGAINST G8
MAIL ART ON THE FENCE

Our project together with ATTAC Germany was a great success. As we had
promised to all participants and always hoped to achieve, we really managed
to put all contributions on the heavily guarded fence, probably the biggest
open-air Mailart show ever, and best-protected by German police, even on
horseback! Thanx to ATTAC who fought it through the German lawcourts!

There was alone 15 international television teams by the fence interviewing
us about your works for social justice, against globalization, not to
mention the newspapers and the newsagencies. And it DID feel strange to be
there in my artpostman´s uniform, one of the only five Germans who were
officially allowed to that monstrous fence, the fence around the world´s 8
most powerful heads of state. Even for a pee out there in nowhereland, I got
accompanied by heavily armed police. Imagine those helicopters and rotating
cameras above . Now I am also notorious with the German Secret Service.

If you want to share our feelings of success and, yes - pride, have a look
at our artzine OSWALD on our URL homepage
http://www.netmailart.de/english/oswald/Oswald_1_2007.pdf. All participants
have got a free printed copy in their letterboxes. Thanks for your ideas +
works!

ANGELA & PETER NETMAIL

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MOVE AGAINST G8
MAIL ART ON THE FENCE

Our project together with ATTAC Germany was a great success. As we had
promised to all participants and always hoped to achieve, we really managed
to put all contributions on the heavily guarded fence, probably the biggest
open-air Mailart show ever, and best-protected by German police, even on
horseback! Thanx to ATTAC who fought it through the German lawcourts!

There was alone 15 international television teams by the fence interviewing
us about your works for social justice, against globalization, not to
mention the newspapers and the newsagencies. And it DID feel strange to be
there in my artpostman´s uniform, one of the only five Germans who were
officially allowed to that monstrous fence, the fence around the world´s 8
most powerful heads of state. Even for a pee out there in nowhereland, I got
accompanied by heavily armed police. Imagine those helicopters and rotating
cameras above . Now I am also notorious with the German Secret Service.

If you want to share our feelings of success and, yes - pride, have a look
at our artzine OSWALD on our URL homepage
http://www.netmailart.de/english/oswald/Oswald_1_2007.pdf. All participants
have got a free printed copy in their letterboxes. Thanks for your ideas +
works!

ANGELA & PETER NETMAIL

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MOVE AGAINST G8
MAIL ART ON THE FENCE

Our project together with ATTAC Germany was a great success. As we had
promised to all participants and always hoped to achieve, we really managed
to put all contributions on the heavily guarded fence, probably the biggest
open-air Mailart show ever, and best-protected by German police, even on
horseback! Thanx to ATTAC who fought it through the German lawcourts!

There was alone 15 international television teams by the fence interviewing
us about your works for social justice, against globalization, not to
mention the newspapers and the newsagencies. And it DID feel strange to be
there in my artpostman´s uniform, one of the only five Germans who were
officially allowed to that monstrous fence, the fence around the world´s 8
most powerful heads of state. Even for a pee out there in nowhereland, I got
accompanied by heavily armed police. Imagine those helicopters and rotating
cameras above . Now I am also notorious with the German Secret Service.

If you want to share our feelings of success and, yes - pride, have a look
at our artzine OSWALD on our URL homepage
http://www.netmailart.de/english/oswald/Oswald_1_2007.pdf. All participants
have got a free printed copy in their letterboxes. Thanks for your ideas +
works!

ANGELA & PETER NETMAIL

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DEAR PROTESTING MAIL ARTISTS ANGELA AND PETER:

MAYBE THE BEST WAY TO DEFEAT THE "ENEMY" IS TO CEASE BEING A FIRST WORLD OVER PRIVILEGED ARTIST IN THE FIRST PLACE.

 

WE HAVE OUR LOVELY ATTACK TYPES HERE TOO: SO OPPOSSED TO ALL THINGS UNJUST AND GLOBALIZED, SO_NOT_DRINKING COKE, SO IN THE ONGs, SO ABOVE THE WORKING CLASS.

 

ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE...WITHOUT THE BOURGUEOISIE!!

 

NEVER TRUST A HIPPIE

 

sincerely yours

 

LUTHER BLISSETT DEAR TTESSILB REHTUL

peter kuestermann <peterkuestermann@hotmail.com> escribió:

MOVE AGAINST G8
MAIL ART ON THE FENCE

Our project together with ATTAC Germany was a great success. As we had
promised to all participants and always hoped to achieve, we really managed
to put all contributions on the heavily guarded fence, probably the biggest
open-air Mailart show ever, and best-protected by German police, even on
horseback! Thanx to ATTAC who fought it through the German lawcourts!

There was alone 15 international television teams by the fence interviewing
us about your works for social justice, against globalization, not to
mention the newspapers and the newsagencies. And it DID feel strange to be
there in my artpostman´s uniform, one of the only five Germans who were
officially allowed to that monstrous fence, the fence around the world´s 8
most powerful heads of state. Even for a pee out there in nowhereland, I got
accompanied by heavily armed police. Imagine those helicopters and rotating
cameras above . Now I am also notorious with the German Secret Service.

If you want to share our feelings of success and, yes - pride, have a look
at our artzine OSWALD on our URL homepage
http://www.netmailart.de/english/oswald/Oswald_1_2007.pdf. All participants
have got a free printed copy in their letterboxes. Thanks for your ideas +
works!

ANGELA & PETER NETMAIL

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Sé un Mejor Amante del Cine
¿Quieres saber cómo? ¡Deja que otras personas te ayuden! .

Does anybody know about this?, looks interesting.

  - T

http://www.fineartadoption.net/

Welcome to the Fine Art Adoption Network (FAAN).
FAAN is an online network, which uses a gift economy
to connect artists and potential collectors. All of
the artworks on view are available for adoption. This
means acquiring an artwork without purchasing it,
through an arrangement between the artist and
collector. Our goal is to help increase and diversify
the population of art owners and to offer artists new
means for engaging their audience.

Tamara Wyndham

http://www.tamarawyndham.com

"A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential
to creative writing as it is to armed robbery."
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Globesity Festival Oct 22-28, 2007 New York City
http://www.theglobesityfestival.org/submissions.html
NOW SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

Art becomes action when its intention is vested in the
interest of the people, bringing SOLUTIONS TO LIGHT.
Action becomes Direct Action when we engage in an ACT
of confrontation beyond the confines of the space
society designates for the artist.

This act is a HUNGER STRIKE.
A HUNGER STRIKE for SOLUTIONS.

We are inviting artists to participate in a juice
fast, then conceive a work of performance to be
performed at the festival in October.

For centuries people have fasted, seeking better
health, spiritual understanding, and justice.  An
Intense Clarity comes from Fasting.  We will provide
all Hunger Strike participants access to health
professionals and our online resource center to
support each fast. We fast in SOLIDARITY for
SOLUTIONS!

The Globesity Festival is a Solutionist's Laboratory.
Through the microscope of fasting we are creating an
experiment that will bring together artists,
activists, intellectuals, the youth and general
public.  Social, political and economic wolves have
ravaged, shaken, and scattered so many of our beloved
friends and colleagues leaving generations
dis(sed)-Connected.  Our neighborhoods are shifting
out from under us.  Eleven years ago Penny Arcade
said, "There is a gentrification that happens to
buildings and neighborhoods and there is a
gentrification that happens to ideas."  The
Solutionist's Laboratory is a think-tank of
performance, inter-generational dialogue, and
re-Affirmation of connection among artists, activists,
and the community.  Through the Clarity of Fasting WE
seek solutions.

This is a HUNGER STRIKE for a reConnection with the
beautiful regenerative powers we possess in our bodies
and in our mind. A STRIKE for SOLUTIONS.  They tell us
shopping is patriotic and dissent is not!  Let's stop
consuming for one week.  We need to come together to
share and build effective solutions to the
exploitative consumer culture that is quickly
destroying our planet, our cultures, our spirit and
our bodies.  Change starts with the personal.  Let's
take back our bodies, so we can begin to take back our
communities, our country and our world.

Come join us! Contribute Your Art!  The World is
Waiting to See What YOU have to Say.

WHAT: Engage in a Ten Day juice fast and conceive a
work of performance (whatever that means to you - a
play, a dance, a song to the moon – whatever you do).
As the work will be performed as part of a shared
evening we ask that the work be anywhere from 5 to
30ish minutes. Please email a statement of intention,
and a little information about who you are to
submissions@....

Go to Fasting for more info and fasting support.  All
questions will be addressed!  SOLIDARITY!
All Globesity Artists should consult their physician
before undertaking the ten-day juice fast.

At the Theatre for the New City




Tamara Wyndham

http://www.tamarawyndham.com

"A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential
to creative writing as it is to armed robbery."
- Nelson Algren



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Take a look at http://themoreichange.blogspot.com

So many great artists and new art are posted there! Thanks to all who have
submitted work and I hope that if you haven't sent an entry you will do so soon.
The
deadline is approaching!

The theme is: the more i change, the more i remain the same

medium or technique: all

deadline: November 1, 2007

The work is currently displayed at: http://themoreichange.blogspot.com

Mail work to:

stevens pat
6684 East Lake Road
Auburn, NY 13021
USA

or e-mail entries to: themoreichange@...
Thanks for thinking about it! Feel free to e-mail me with questions and/or
concerns.

Who is currently doing Assembly Zines or the like? Those are the
projects I enjoy the most.

-Josh Ronsen
in Austin, Texas









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Hi there guys,

I am a student from England currently studying graphic communication. I
am currently composing a dissertation on mail art and am just posting a
few questions. I would appreciate any answers back...

1) What effect do you believe the internet has had on mail art. Do you
believe it has made mail art more visible to outsiders of the network?
if so why?

2) How visible do you believe mail art is to the general public?

I had a small section of my thesis dedicated to some thoughts on mail art.
Take a look and this might help.

http://www.chrissagovac.com/pages/mail%20art.html



>Hi there guys,
>
>I am a student from England currently studying graphic communication. I
>am currently composing a dissertation on mail art and am just posting a
>few questions. I would appreciate any answers back...

>
>1) What effect do you believe the internet has had on mail art. Do you
>believe it has made mail art more visible to outsiders of the network?
>if so why?


>
>2) How visible do you believe mail art is to the general public?
>

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I had a small section of my thesis dedicated to some thoughts on mail art.
Take a look and this might help.

http://www.chrissagovac.com/pages/mail%20art.html



>Hi there guys,
>
>I am a student from England currently studying graphic communication. I
>am currently composing a dissertation on mail art and am just posting a
>few questions. I would appreciate any answers back...

>
>1) What effect do you believe the internet has had on mail art. Do you
>believe it has made mail art more visible to outsiders of the network?
>if so why?


>
>2) How visible do you believe mail art is to the general public?
>

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is that true?

The effect on mail-art of Internet: communication can be done
cheaper. Communication as a medium has one more possibility extra.
The amount of snail-amil decresses

Outsiders of the network don't know that much. Who looks for " mail-
art "  in Google other than mail-artists. Internet has made the Mail-
Art network visible to necomers though, and they have entered the '
snail-mail'  world as well.

Postal rates goe up everywhere, so that is a more important facto to
integrate electronic communication with mail-art.

I wrote many aticles on the theme (also vack in the 90-ies). See
www.iuoma.org

good luck with your work!

Ruud Janssen

--- In iuoma@yahoogroups.com, "ashleyrachelgreen" <usdash@...> wrote:
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> Hi there guys,
>
> I am a student from England currently studying graphic
communication. I
> am currently composing a dissertation on mail art and am just
posting a
> few questions. I would appreciate any answers back...
>
> 1) What effect do you believe the internet has had on mail art. Do
you
> believe it has made mail art more visible to outsiders of the
network?
> if so why?
>
> 2) How visible do you believe mail art is to the general public?
>

The following iuoma poll is now closed.  Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: How did you get started with mail-art?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Visited a mail-art exhibition and it started from there, 1 votes, 7.14%
- A friend of mine is a mail-artist, and he/she got me started, 2 votes, 14.29%
- I read about it in a magazine, 2 votes, 14.29%
- Someone sent me mail-art , and I just started to reply, 1 votes, 7.14%
- I found ou about mail-art on the Internet and started to write to addresses, 2
votes, 14.29%
- I didn't start with mail-art, 2 votes, 14.29%
- Other reason, 4 votes, 28.57%

INDIVIDUAL VOTES
- Visited a mail-art exhibition and it started from there
      - stellar808@...
- A friend of mine is a mail-artist, and he/she got me started
      - judithskolnick@...
      - chapochris@...
- I read about it in a magazine
      - joshronsen@...
      - adrienneknight1@...
- Someone sent me mail-art , and I just started to reply
      - lauraray40504@...
- I found ou about mail-art on the Internet and started to write to addresses
      - sidtome@...
      - Bridie.Knight@...
- I didn't start with mail-art
      - vistexto@...
      - nordbaer@...
- Other reason
      - stevenspat00@...
      - ellipsisigh@...
      - r.janssen@...
      - fasteyes2@...


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Two seperate mail art calls with a tree theme

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Tree day - Dia da Ã?rvore

Theme: Trees represent life.
  Artists / mail artists / anyone from around the world
are invited to send mail art on theme "tree".
Works for exhibition.
Pieces should be no larger than A4 size
Artworks on the back of the envelope, postcards.
no jury, no fee, no return
postal/mail delivery only. (NORMAL POSTAL ONLY, NO
COURIER OR EXPRESS DELIVERY).
Medium: Free.
Maximum 5 artworks from each artist.
Info: agvb@...
deadline to be received: September 21, 2007

Alexandre Gomes Vilas Boas
"Dia da Ã?rvore/ Arbor Day
Av. Tiradentes, 199- apto 308
Guarulhos-SP - 07090-000
Brasil



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Theme: the Tree
postcard or envelope format
16 X 23 cm maximum
open technique and format
response to participants: exhibit at Milly la F in
2008
deadline to be received: June 1, 2008

ASSOCIATION AQUARELLE ET COMPAGNIE
12 RUE LANGLOIS
91490 MILLY LA FORET
FRANCE







      
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Re[2]: [iuoma] a urgent call

I have just received this call from Serbia. They have requested his diffusion.
I hope that you could take part.
Regards




Hi it didn't come through, would you copy and paste it and send again please?

On Sep 13, 2007, at 11:13 AM, ashleyrachelgreen wrote:

> Hi there guys,
>
> I am a student from England currently studying graphic
> communication. I
> am currently composing a dissertation on mail art and am just
> posting a
> few questions. I would appreciate any answers back...
>
> 1) What effect do you believe the internet has had on mail art. Do you
> believe it has made mail art more visible to outsiders of the network?
> if so why?
a. The internet has been a double edged sword. Without email, the
written letter (as a distant second to a phone call) would still be
the most likely way for people to send thoughts vis a vis, the
written word. There is a creative act in sending the simplest message
by mail. If art can be partly defined as "the process of selection",
then even the untrained citizen would "select" stationery, the type
of stamp, the choice of ink pen and it's color and in some way even
minimal creative decisions were and still are being made. The act of
putting words to paper, more choices, more perhaps not so benign
activity in the process of selection.

b. Without a doubt, the internet has heightened the visibility of
mail to the general public. Whatever the humble beginnings of a site
such as "PostSecret" may have been in genesis, I do not get the
impression the "secrets" patterned in the tradition of mail art are
being made mostly by people who have training in art. Which, is a
good thing. For a few minutes, the bearer of the secret is elevated
to mail artist. For an even longer period of time, the work is
displayed in a way that considered "public" and some of them are
published in books. They're getting more than their "15 minutes".

c. Why? I don't know. Even those trained in art risk brutal rebuttals
by publicizing their work. They also risk accolades, they risk
becoming successful, they risk getting recognition and the bell curve.

>
> 2) How visible do you believe mail art is to the general public?

In the strictest definition of mail art, it may be be only
coincidentally visible. In concept, it is all around them. Every
piece of junk mail--potentially a master piece. Art is is everywhere,
it's just a matter of putting a frame around it -- or a postage stamp.

I Remain Your Humble, etc.

Johnny Jane

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I really appreciate that...it's a very interesting outlook on it. That
information was very helpful
and will be taken into consideration

thanks,ash

Thankyou very much Ruud for that input, it is very helpful. It sounds cheesey
but i am
amazed by this art, it is a truly wonderful thing. I really think it's amazing
what you and
others have achieved. What is the best way one can become a mail artist?

Ash

Thankyou very much Ruud for that input, it is very helpful. It sounds cheesey but i am
amazed by this art, it is a truly wonderful thing. I really think it's amazing what you and
others have achieved. What is the best way one can become a mail artist?

Ash