Mail art

Mail art by György Galántai, 1981

Mail art (also known as postal art and correspondence art) is a popular form of art. It involves sending small scale art works of art through the mail.^[1] Media commonly used in mail art includes postcards, paper, rubber stamps, and logos.^[2] It can also include anything that can be put in an envelope and sent via postal service.

Mail Art Media

Ray Johnson's invitation to the first mail art show, 1970
Mail art stamp and envelope with official Colt Anniversary postmark – Chuck Welch, a.k.a. Cracker Jack Kid, 1984
American mail-artist David Horvitz (active since the 2000s) meets Brazilian mail artist Paulo Bruscky (active since the 1970s) in Berlin, Germany in November 2015
Mail art envelope from H. R. Fricker, 1990
Sheet of artistamps by Piermario Ciani, c. 1995
Mail art rubber stamps by Jo Klafki (left) and Mark Pawson (right), 1980s
Carved eraser print by Paul Jackson, a.k.a. Art Nahpro, c. 1990
Cover of Kairan mail art zine, edited by Gianni Simone, a.k.a. Johnnyboy, 2007

Related pages

References

↑ "Mail art". The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
↑ Mark Bloch. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF POSTAL ART". panmodern.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[1] "Mail art". The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[2] Mark Bloch. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF POSTAL ART". panmodern.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

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