Hello Ruud and all other Mail Artists! I am new to this group - I have always compulsively styled/made/decorated/painted/jazzed-up envelopes, and this sounds...
Hi Stacy, be sure to check out the mailartist database on my website. http://www.graphomail.com - graphically altered mail you might also find the mailart 101...
Dear Stacy K: Welcome from the CEO of IUOMA! I would be more than interested in exchanging mailart with you. Daniel C. Boyer 4-6 Garnet St. Houghton MI 49931 ...
Dear Rudd and Others, Jo Mansell here. I am glad I got in on almost the bottom floor. For those that are interested my unofficial title in the IUOMA is ...
"...with that same ol' look upon your face..." The Background: Visited the Tate Gallery here in London last month/suprised to see find a collection of 'postal...
Doesn't the existence of rules (as in rules that govern the definition of mail art) inherently negate the anti-art sentiments we strive to uphold? My...
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Aug 13, 2002 3:21 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the iuoma group: Do you use the computer in creation of your mail art? o No o Yes o It's not "real"...
There are times when I spend up to five hours on an envelope, and in return I have recieved absolute crap. There is art and there is garbage, surely people are...
So what I'm hearing from Jo Mansell is that mail art must include a diligent effort to produce a quality piece of work. A few stamps, a bit of ink, and a...
"Surely you can't leave us all hanging with such responses. Explain! - Psyop Doc" ... definition of mail art) inherently negate the anti-art sentiments we ...
Paul, Sounds like the Tate exhibit was fun. Wish I'd seen it. :-) Jo, I am sorry to see some of the things you're saying because it is just the kind of...
Very well said Carla. Thanks, and Cheers... Laura ... From: Carla J. Patterson To: iuoma@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:25 AM Subject: Re:...
... Carla, From what I saw at the Tate Modern ( a wall of white perspex enclosed boxes with a laminated booklet listing the creators and a bit of 'mail-art'...
"Just found it strange after all this time to see the activity has now been kind of 'legitimized as a part of the history of (A)rt.." Paul Don't you think this...
Dear Sztuka: Thank you for this well stated response. I think it accurately defines the paradox that is Mail Art. By having rules or parameters, as all ...
I Agree with everyone! How can that be so? mailart is a "paradox" - nicely defined by previous posts. I prefer the subversive, anti-art movement - but I...
Since everyone seems ready to create... Mail Art Call: Thank a Soldier Description: This project is for all artists who have enjoyed the freedom of speech ...
Carla, I agree with everything you say, expression is essential and mail-art is a great avenue. However I also have this to say, What does one strive for if...
So this recent conversation begs the question... How many hours do you spend on a given piece of mail art? How many original pieces do you mail in a month? ...
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Aug 15, 2002 2:32 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the iuoma group: What is your occupation? o Student o Housewife, retired, or other non-working o...
Thanks, Laura. And, thanks for the kind words re: Mail Art 4 Mom, Cheryl. :-) I think that mail art covers a lot of ground for me since I tend to want to...
... <snip to the point!>: Carla, I found a reference to Robin Crozier on the Tate Modern website yesterday(why didn't I try this before?)though in a Fluxus...
Hello Kiyotei, ... It is strange that you call Mail-Art "creative penpals"? Later on you name Greg Byrd, Gerardo Yepiz and John Held Jr., these Mail-artists as...
Read my post again. I said "my wife" refers to mailartists as "creative penpals." I don't like to define things - because people (like you) will find a way to ...
The testosterone is flying around the world out there. This is so stimulating. There is fire and ice everywhere. It does not matter how you look at the...
